Design of Ga2O3 modulation doped field effect transistors

Abstract

The design of β-Ga2O3-based modulation-doped field effect transistors is discussed with a focus on the role of self-heating and resultant modification of the electron mobility profile. Temperature- and doping-dependent model of the electron mobility as well as temperature- and orientation-dependent approximations of the thermal conductivity of β-Ga2O3 are presented. A decrease in drain current was attributed to a position-dependent mobility reduction caused by a coupled self-heating mechanism and a high electric-field mobility reduction mechanism. A simple thermal management solution is presented where heat is extracted through the source contact metal. Additionally, it is shown that an undesired secondary channel can form at the modulation-doped layer that is distinguished by an inflection in the transconductance curve.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 24, 2021
Source ID
10.1116/6.0000825

Entities

People

  • Fan Ren
  • Jihyun Kim
  • Marko J. Tadjer
  • Michael A. Mastro
  • Stephen Pearton

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  • Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning
  • Korea University
  • National Research Foundation of Korea
  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Naval Research Laboratory
  • University of Florida

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Organic Chemistry
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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics