Published December 2, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Scattering due to Schottky barrier height spatial fluctuation on two dimensional electron gas in AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors

  • 1. Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 912, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China and Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 912, Beijing 100083 (China)

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A scattering mechanism related to the Schottky barrier height (SBH) spatial fluctuation of the two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures is presented. We find that the low field mobility is on the order of 104–106 cm2/Vs. The 2DEG transport properties are found to be influenced by both the mobility and 2DEG density variations caused by the SBH fluctuation. Our results indicate that a uniform Schottky contact is highly desired to minimize the influence of SBH inhomogeneity on the device performance

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
103
Journal Issue
23
Journal Page Range
p. 232109-232109.4
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45075093
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; FLUCTUATIONS; GALLIUM NITRIDES; SCATTERING; TRANSISTORS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; MOBILITY; NITRIDES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE MOBILITY; PNICTIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; VARIATIONS

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