Investigation of the trap states and their effect on the low-frequency noise in GaN/AlGaN HFETs

W. L. Liu, Y. L. Chen, A. A. Balandin, K. L. Wang

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Abstract

It has been suggested the surface defects and dislocations could act as the leakage paths affecting the low-frequency noise performance of the AlGaN/GaN heterostructure field-effect transistors. In this paper we report results of the capacitance-voltage (CV) characterization of SiO2-passivated Al 0.2Ga0.8N/GaN heterostructure field-effect transistors. From the measured frequency dependent CV profiling data, we identified the characteristics of the traps at the AlGaN/GaN interface adjoining the channel and on the surface along the ungated region between the gate and drain. Based on the measured data, the influence of the channel traps on the low-frequency noise spectra and the effect of the surface traps on possible leakage noise are analyzed and compared with previous studies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number30
Pages (from-to)268-275
Number of pages8
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5844
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
EventNoise in Devices and Circuits III - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: 2005 May 242005 May 26

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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