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Hot electron induced non-saturation current behavior at high electric field in InAlN/GaN heterostructures with ultrathin barrier.

ABSTRACT: The high-field transport characteristics of nearly lattice-matched InAlN/GaN heterostructures with different barrier thickness were investigated. It is found that the current in the InAlN/GaN heterostructures with ultrathin barrier shows unsaturated behaviors (or secondary rising) at high voltage, which is different from that of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures. This phenomenon is more obvious if the barrier thickness is thinner and the channel width is narrower. The experimental results demonstrate that it is the increasing carrier density excited from the more defect states by the hot electrons with larger electron saturation velocity that results in the unsaturated current behaviors in InAlN/GaN heterostructures. Our results pave a way for further optimizing InAlN barrier design and improving the reliability of InAlN/GaN HEMTs.

SUBMITTER: Guo L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5120260 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

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Hot electron induced non-saturation current behavior at high electric field in InAlN/GaN heterostructures with ultrathin barrier.

Guo Lei L Yang Xuelin X Hu Anqi A Feng Zhihong Z Lv Yuanjie Y Zhang Jie J Cheng Jianpeng J Tang Ning N Wang Xinqiang X Ge Weikun W Shen Bo B

Scientific reports 20161123

The high-field transport characteristics of nearly lattice-matched InAlN/GaN heterostructures with different barrier thickness were investigated. It is found that the current in the InAlN/GaN heterostructures with ultrathin barrier shows unsaturated behaviors (or secondary rising) at high voltage, which is different from that of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures. This phenomenon is more obvious if the barrier thickness is thinner and the channel width is narrower. The experimental results demonstrate t ...[more]

PMID: 27876766

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