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Low-Energy Defectless Dry Etching of the AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT Barrier Layer

Journal Article · · Technical Physics Letters
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ultra High Frequency Semiconductor Electronics (Russian Federation)

A method of defectless dry etching of an AlGaN barrier layer is proposed, which consists in repeated plasmachemical oxidation of AlGaN and removal of the oxide layer by means of reactive ion etching in inductively coupled BCl{sub 3} plasma. Using the proposed etching technology, AlGaN/AlN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) with a buried gate have been successfully fabricated for the first time. It is shown that the currents of obtained HEMTs are independent of the number of etching cycles, while the gate operating point shifts toward positive voltages up to obtaining transistors operating in the enhancement mode.

OSTI ID:
22786465
Journal Information:
Technical Physics Letters, Journal Name: Technical Physics Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 44; ISSN 1063-7850
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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