Frequency dispersion in III-V metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors

Abstract

A recombination-controlled tunneling model is used to explain the strong frequency dispersion seen in the accumulation capacitance and conductance of dielectric/n-In0.53Ga0.47As metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors. In this model, the parallel conductance is large when, at positive gate biases, the metal Fermi level lines up with a large density of interface states in the In0.53Ga0.47As band gap. It is shown that the model explains in a semi-quantitative manner the experimentally observed capacitor characteristics, including a peak in parallel conductance/frequency (Gp/ω) versus log frequency curves at positive gate bias and the dependence of the frequency dispersion on the dielectric thickness.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 04, 2012
Source ID
10.1063/1.4724330

Entities

People

  • Siddharth Rajan
  • Susanne Stemmer
  • Varistha Chobpattana

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • Ohio State University

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Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space