AlGaN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron-mobility transistors (MIS-HEMTs) with atomic layer deposited (ALD) NbA10 gate dielectric were investigated using 3 MeV proton irradiation at a fluence of 1015 ...AlGaN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron-mobility transistors (MIS-HEMTs) with atomic layer deposited (ALD) NbA10 gate dielectric were investigated using 3 MeV proton irradiation at a fluence of 1015 p/crn2. It was found that the proton irradiation damage caused degradation in DC performance and a flatband voltage shift in the capacitance-voltage curve. Gate-drain conductance measurements indicated that new traps were introduced in GaN from the irradiation, and the trap densities increased from 1.18×10^12 cm-2.eV-1 to 1.82×10^12 cm-2.eV-1 in MIS-HEMTs after irradiation. However, these increases in trap densities caused by irradiation in MIS-HEMT are less than those in HEMT, which can be attributed to the protection of the A1GaN surface by the NbA10 dielectric layer.展开更多
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文摘AlGaN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron-mobility transistors (MIS-HEMTs) with atomic layer deposited (ALD) NbA10 gate dielectric were investigated using 3 MeV proton irradiation at a fluence of 1015 p/crn2. It was found that the proton irradiation damage caused degradation in DC performance and a flatband voltage shift in the capacitance-voltage curve. Gate-drain conductance measurements indicated that new traps were introduced in GaN from the irradiation, and the trap densities increased from 1.18×10^12 cm-2.eV-1 to 1.82×10^12 cm-2.eV-1 in MIS-HEMTs after irradiation. However, these increases in trap densities caused by irradiation in MIS-HEMT are less than those in HEMT, which can be attributed to the protection of the A1GaN surface by the NbA10 dielectric layer.