Energies (Sep 2021)

High Power Normally-OFF GaN/AlGaN HEMT with Regrown p Type GaN

  • Gwen Rolland,
  • Christophe Rodriguez,
  • Guillaume Gommé,
  • Abderrahim Boucherif,
  • Ahmed Chakroun,
  • Meriem Bouchilaoun,
  • Marie Clara Pepin,
  • Faissal El Hamidi,
  • Soundos Maher,
  • Richard Arès,
  • Tom MacElwee,
  • Hassan Maher

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en14196098
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 19
p. 6098

Abstract

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In this paper is presented a Normally-OFF GaN HEMT (High Electron Mobility Transistor) device using p-doped GaN barrier layer regrown by CBE (Chemical Beam Epitaxy). The impact of the p doping on the device performance is investigated using TCAD simulator (Silvaco/Atlas). With 4E17 cm−3 p doping, a Vth of 1.5 V is achieved. Four terminal breakdowns of the fabricated device are investigated, and the origin of the device failure is identified.

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