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Title: Scatterings and Quantum Effects in ( Al , In ) N / GaN Heterostructures for High-Power and High-Frequency Electronics

Abstract

Charge transport in the wide-band-gap ( Al , In ) N / GaN heterostructures with high carrier density approximately 2 × 10 13 cm - 2 is investigated over a large range of temperature ( 270 mK T 280 K ) and magnetic field ( 0 B 18 T ). We observe the first evidence of weak localization in the two-dimensional electron gas in this system. From the Shubnikov–de Haas (SdH) oscillations a relatively light effective mass of 0.23 m e is determined. Furthermore, the linear dependence with temperature ( T < 20 K ) of the inelastic scattering rate ( τ i - 1 T ) is attributed to the phase breaking by electron-electron scattering. Also in the same temperature range the less-than unit ratio of quantum lifetime to Hall transport time ( τ q / τ t < 1 ) is taken to signify the dominance of small-angle scattering. Above 20 K, with increasing temperature scattering changes from acoustic phonon to optical phonon scattering, resulting in a rapid decrease in carrier mobility and increase in sheet resistance. Furthermore, suppression of such scatterings will lead to higher mobility and a way forward to high-power and high-frequency electronics.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [1]
  1. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
  2. Benedict College, Columbia, SC (United States)
  3. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1540701
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1419829
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0002630; DMR-1157490
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Applied
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2331-7019
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; quantum transport; Shubnikov-de Haas effect; transport phenomena; weak localization; devices; heterostructures; III-V semiconductors; two-dimensional electron gas

Citation Formats

Wang, Leizhi, Yin, Ming, Khan, Asif, Muhtadi, Sakib, Asif, Fatima, Choi, Eun Sang, and Datta, Timir. Scatterings and Quantum Effects in (Al,In)N/GaN Heterostructures for High-Power and High-Frequency Electronics. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.9.024006.
Wang, Leizhi, Yin, Ming, Khan, Asif, Muhtadi, Sakib, Asif, Fatima, Choi, Eun Sang, & Datta, Timir. Scatterings and Quantum Effects in (Al,In)N/GaN Heterostructures for High-Power and High-Frequency Electronics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.9.024006
Wang, Leizhi, Yin, Ming, Khan, Asif, Muhtadi, Sakib, Asif, Fatima, Choi, Eun Sang, and Datta, Timir. Wed . "Scatterings and Quantum Effects in (Al,In)N/GaN Heterostructures for High-Power and High-Frequency Electronics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.9.024006. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1540701.
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title = {Scatterings and Quantum Effects in (Al,In)N/GaN Heterostructures for High-Power and High-Frequency Electronics},
author = {Wang, Leizhi and Yin, Ming and Khan, Asif and Muhtadi, Sakib and Asif, Fatima and Choi, Eun Sang and Datta, Timir},
abstractNote = {Charge transport in the wide-band-gap (Al,In)N/GaN heterostructures with high carrier density approximately 2×1013 cm-2 is investigated over a large range of temperature (270 mK≤T≤280 K) and magnetic field (0≤B≤18 T). We observe the first evidence of weak localization in the two-dimensional electron gas in this system. From the Shubnikov–de Haas (SdH) oscillations a relatively light effective mass of 0.23me is determined. Furthermore, the linear dependence with temperature (T<20 K) of the inelastic scattering rate (τi-1∝T) is attributed to the phase breaking by electron-electron scattering. Also in the same temperature range the less-than unit ratio of quantum lifetime to Hall transport time (τq/τt<1) is taken to signify the dominance of small-angle scattering. Above 20 K, with increasing temperature scattering changes from acoustic phonon to optical phonon scattering, resulting in a rapid decrease in carrier mobility and increase in sheet resistance. Furthermore, suppression of such scatterings will lead to higher mobility and a way forward to high-power and high-frequency electronics.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevapplied.9.024006},
journal = {Physical Review Applied},
number = 2,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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