Simulation studies are made on the large-signal RF performance and avalanche noise properties ofhet- erojunction double-drift region （DDR） impact avalanche transit time （IMPATT） diodes based on AlxGal-xN/GaN mater...Simulation studies are made on the large-signal RF performance and avalanche noise properties ofhet- erojunction double-drift region （DDR） impact avalanche transit time （IMPATT） diodes based on AlxGal-xN/GaN material system designed to operate at 1.0 THz frequency. Two different heterojunction DDR structures such as n-Al0.4Ga0.6N/p-GaN and n-GaN/p-Al0.4Ga0.6N are proposed in this study. The large-signal output power, con- version efficiency and noise properties of the heterojunction DDR IMPATTs are compared with homojunction DDR IMPATT devices based on GaN and Al0.4Ga0.6N. The results show that the n-Al0.4Ga0.6N/p-GaN heterojunction DDR device not only surpasses the n-GaN/p-Al0.4Ga0.6N DDR device but also homojunction DDR IMPATTs based on GaN and Al0.4Ga0.6N as regards large-signal conversion efficiency, power output and avalanche noise performance at 1.0 THz.展开更多
文摘Simulation studies are made on the large-signal RF performance and avalanche noise properties ofhet- erojunction double-drift region （DDR） impact avalanche transit time （IMPATT） diodes based on AlxGal-xN/GaN material system designed to operate at 1.0 THz frequency. Two different heterojunction DDR structures such as n-Al0.4Ga0.6N/p-GaN and n-GaN/p-Al0.4Ga0.6N are proposed in this study. The large-signal output power, con- version efficiency and noise properties of the heterojunction DDR IMPATTs are compared with homojunction DDR IMPATT devices based on GaN and Al0.4Ga0.6N. The results show that the n-Al0.4Ga0.6N/p-GaN heterojunction DDR device not only surpasses the n-GaN/p-Al0.4Ga0.6N DDR device but also homojunction DDR IMPATTs based on GaN and Al0.4Ga0.6N as regards large-signal conversion efficiency, power output and avalanche noise performance at 1.0 THz.
