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Title: Low trap states in in situ SiN{sub x}/AlN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor structures grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition

Abstract

We report the use of SiN{sub x} grown in situ by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition as the gate dielectric for AlN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structures. Two kinds of trap states with different time constants were identified and characterized. In particular, the SiN{sub x}/AlN interface exhibits remarkably low trap state densities in the range of 10{sup 11}–10{sup 12 }cm{sup −2}eV{sup −1}. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses revealed that the in situ SiN{sub x} layer can provide excellent passivation without causing chemical degradation to the AlN surface. These results imply the great potential of in situ SiN{sub x} as an effective gate dielectric for AlN/GaN MIS devices.

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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22310843
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 105; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ALUMINIUM NITRIDES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; GALLIUM NITRIDES; INTERFACES; LAYERS; METALS; MIS TRANSISTORS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PASSIVATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SURFACES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRAPS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY

Citation Formats

Lu, Xing, Ma, Jun, Jiang, Huaxing, Liu, Chao, and Lau, Kei May, E-mail: eekmlau@ust.hk. Low trap states in in situ SiN{sub x}/AlN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor structures grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4895677.
Lu, Xing, Ma, Jun, Jiang, Huaxing, Liu, Chao, & Lau, Kei May, E-mail: eekmlau@ust.hk. Low trap states in in situ SiN{sub x}/AlN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor structures grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4895677
Lu, Xing, Ma, Jun, Jiang, Huaxing, Liu, Chao, and Lau, Kei May, E-mail: eekmlau@ust.hk. 2014. "Low trap states in in situ SiN{sub x}/AlN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor structures grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4895677.
@article{osti_22310843,
title = {Low trap states in in situ SiN{sub x}/AlN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor structures grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition},
author = {Lu, Xing and Ma, Jun and Jiang, Huaxing and Liu, Chao and Lau, Kei May, E-mail: eekmlau@ust.hk},
abstractNote = {We report the use of SiN{sub x} grown in situ by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition as the gate dielectric for AlN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structures. Two kinds of trap states with different time constants were identified and characterized. In particular, the SiN{sub x}/AlN interface exhibits remarkably low trap state densities in the range of 10{sup 11}–10{sup 12 }cm{sup −2}eV{sup −1}. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses revealed that the in situ SiN{sub x} layer can provide excellent passivation without causing chemical degradation to the AlN surface. These results imply the great potential of in situ SiN{sub x} as an effective gate dielectric for AlN/GaN MIS devices.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4895677},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22310843}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 10,
volume = 105,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}