In this study, the authors demonstrate the strain induced piezoelectric charge effect on carrier confinement at the Al0.3Ga0.7N/GaN heterointerface with varying passivation (Si3N4) thicknesses. The graded Al0.2Ga0.8N/Al0.1Ga0.9N buffer on the Si (111) substrate grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy reduces the dislocation density of the GaN layer, which significantly improves the carrier concentration at the Al0.3Ga0.7N/GaN interface. The carrier confinement as well as the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) density with varying passivation thicknesses has been investigated through high resolution x-ray diffraction (HRXRD) followed by strain analysis and capacitance–voltage (C-V) measurements. As per the HRXRD strain analysis, the 2DEG density was predicted to increase about 5%, 7.9%, and 10% after Si3N4 passivation of 20, 30, and 40 nm, respectively. This enhancement in carrier density (2DEGs) was then validated by C-V characteristics for the same Si3N4 variation. After passivation, the induced tensile strain on the Al0.3Ga0.7N barrier along with surface state reduction at the interface of Si3N4/Al0.3Ga0.7N effectively improves the carrier confinement at the Al0.3Ga0.7N/GaN interface.
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July 28 2017
Analysis of strain induced carrier confinement with varying passivation thickness of the Al0.3Ga0.7N/GaN heterostructure with graded AlxGa1-xN buffer on Si (111) substrate
Syed Mukulika Dinara;
Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology
, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Saptarsi Ghosh;
Saptarsi Ghosh
Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology
, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Sanjay Kr. Jana;
Sanjay Kr. Jana
Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology
, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Shubhankar Majumdar;
Shubhankar Majumdar
Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology
, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Dhrubes Biswas;
Dhrubes Biswas
Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology
, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Sekhar Bhattacharya
Sekhar Bhattacharya
SSN Research Center
, Kalavakkam 603110, Tamilnadu, India
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Syed Mukulika Dinara
Saptarsi Ghosh
Sanjay Kr. Jana
Shubhankar Majumdar
Dhrubes Biswas
Sekhar Bhattacharya
Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology
, Kharagpur 721302, India
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J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 35, 051202 (2017)
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January 17 2017
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July 18 2017
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Syed Mukulika Dinara, Saptarsi Ghosh, Sanjay Kr. Jana, Shubhankar Majumdar, Dhrubes Biswas, Sekhar Bhattacharya; Analysis of strain induced carrier confinement with varying passivation thickness of the Al0.3Ga0.7N/GaN heterostructure with graded AlxGa1-xN buffer on Si (111) substrate. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 1 September 2017; 35 (5): 051202. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4996735
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