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Title: Enhancement-mode Al0.85Ga0.15N/Al0.7Ga0.3N high electron mobility transistor with fluorine treatment

Abstract

Enhancement-mode Al0.7Ga0.3N-channel high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) were achieved here through a combination of recessed etching and fluorine ion deposition to shift the threshold voltage (VTH) relative to depletion-mode devices by +5.6 V to VTH = +0.5 V. Accounting for the threshold voltage shift (ΔVTH), current densities of approximately 30 to 35 mA/mm and transconductance values of 13 mS/mm were achieved for both the control and enhancement mode devices at gate biases of 1 V and 6.6 V, respectively. Little hysteresis was observed for all devices, with voltage offsets of 20 mV at drain currents of 1.0 × 10-3 mA/mm. Enhancement-mode devices exhibited slightly higher turn-on voltages (+0.38 V) for forward bias gate currents. Piecewise evaluation of a threshold voltage model indicated a ΔVTH of +3.3 V due to a gate recess etching of 12 nm and an additional +2.3 V shift due to fluorine ions near the AlGaN surface.

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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1507744
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1501722
Report Number(s):
SAND2019-2413J
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951; 673155
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0003525
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 114; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; transconductance; electric measurements; secondary ion mass spectroscopy; semiconductors; two-dimensional electron gas; field effect transistors; electric currents; electrical properties and parameters

Citation Formats

Klein, Brianna A., Douglas, Erica A., Armstrong, Andrew M., Allerman, Andrew A., Abate, Vincent M., Fortune, Torben R., and Baca, Albert G. Enhancement-mode Al0.85Ga0.15N/Al0.7Ga0.3N high electron mobility transistor with fluorine treatment. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1063/1.5064543.
Klein, Brianna A., Douglas, Erica A., Armstrong, Andrew M., Allerman, Andrew A., Abate, Vincent M., Fortune, Torben R., & Baca, Albert G. Enhancement-mode Al0.85Ga0.15N/Al0.7Ga0.3N high electron mobility transistor with fluorine treatment. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5064543
Klein, Brianna A., Douglas, Erica A., Armstrong, Andrew M., Allerman, Andrew A., Abate, Vincent M., Fortune, Torben R., and Baca, Albert G. Tue . "Enhancement-mode Al0.85Ga0.15N/Al0.7Ga0.3N high electron mobility transistor with fluorine treatment". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5064543. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1507744.
@article{osti_1507744,
title = {Enhancement-mode Al0.85Ga0.15N/Al0.7Ga0.3N high electron mobility transistor with fluorine treatment},
author = {Klein, Brianna A. and Douglas, Erica A. and Armstrong, Andrew M. and Allerman, Andrew A. and Abate, Vincent M. and Fortune, Torben R. and Baca, Albert G.},
abstractNote = {Enhancement-mode Al0.7Ga0.3N-channel high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) were achieved here through a combination of recessed etching and fluorine ion deposition to shift the threshold voltage (VTH) relative to depletion-mode devices by +5.6 V to VTH = +0.5 V. Accounting for the threshold voltage shift (ΔVTH), current densities of approximately 30 to 35 mA/mm and transconductance values of 13 mS/mm were achieved for both the control and enhancement mode devices at gate biases of 1 V and 6.6 V, respectively. Little hysteresis was observed for all devices, with voltage offsets of 20 mV at drain currents of 1.0 × 10-3 mA/mm. Enhancement-mode devices exhibited slightly higher turn-on voltages (+0.38 V) for forward bias gate currents. Piecewise evaluation of a threshold voltage model indicated a ΔVTH of +3.3 V due to a gate recess etching of 12 nm and an additional +2.3 V shift due to fluorine ions near the AlGaN surface.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5064543},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 11,
volume = 114,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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