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Sub-Threshold Characteristics of Laterlly Gated AlGaAs/InGaAs pHEMT Fabricated with Focused Ion Beam Implantation

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Author(s)

W. F. Tseng, David H. Monk

Abstract

We have used a focused ion beam (FIB) technique to fabricate laterally gated AlGaAs/InGaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors (pHEMTs), and have characterized them electrically. The FIB direct-write defines the current path. An ion dose of 12 x 1014 ions/cm2 from a 25 keV Ga+ beam gives satisfactory electrical isolation. The fabricated transistors show typical field-effect transistor (FET) characteristics. For a properly adjusted n-AlGaAs layer, transfer characteristics (Ids vs. Vg) in the sub-threshold region show gate leakage similar to that of metal-semiconductor FETs. For the thicker n-AlGaAs layer, the sub-threshold transfer characteristic shows additional conduction with sporadic current-spikes. We attribute the cause of sporadic current-spikes to deep donors or DX centers in the silicon-doped AlGaAs layer.
Citation
Materials Letters

Keywords

deep donor, DX center, focused ion beam (FIB), pseudomorphic high electron, mobility transistor (pHEMT)

Citation

Tseng, W. and Monk, D. (1999), Sub-Threshold Characteristics of Laterlly Gated AlGaAs/InGaAs pHEMT Fabricated with Focused Ion Beam Implantation, Materials Letters (Accessed December 5, 2023)
Created August 31, 1999, Updated October 12, 2021