AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors on Semi-Insulating Ammono-GaN Substrates with Regrown Ohmic Contacts

Abstract

AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on semi-insulating bulk ammonothermal GaN have been investigated. By application of regrown ohmic contacts, the problem with obtaining low resistance ohmic contacts to low-dislocation high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) structures was solved. The maximum output current was about 1 A/mm and contact resistances was in the range of 0.3⁻0.6 Ω ·mm. Good microwave performance was obtained due to the absence of parasitic elements such as high access resistance.

Keywords

• high electron mobility transistors
• high electron mobility transistor (HEMT)
• AlGaN/GaN
• ohmic contact
• regrown contact
• ammonothermal GaN
• power amplifier