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Buffer Trap Related Knee Walkout and the Effects of Self-Heating in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

Brendan Ubochi, Khaled Ahmeda, Karol Kalna Orcid Logo

ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, Volume: 6, Issue: 11, Pages: S3005 - S3009

Swansea University Author: Karol Kalna Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1149/2.0021711jss

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Mixed-mode simulations of a class A amplifier is used to study the DC/RF dispersion commonly observed in AlGaN/GaN based HEMTs. We show that the observed knee walkout at frequencies greater than the emission rates of buffer traps (time constants tae > 1 week) is related to the steady state trap d...

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Published in: ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
ISSN: 2162-8769 2162-8777
Published: http://jss.ecsdl.org/content/6/11.toc 2017
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title Buffer Trap Related Knee Walkout and the Effects of Self-Heating in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
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Karol Kalna
title_short Buffer Trap Related Knee Walkout and the Effects of Self-Heating in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
title_full Buffer Trap Related Knee Walkout and the Effects of Self-Heating in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
title_fullStr Buffer Trap Related Knee Walkout and the Effects of Self-Heating in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
title_full_unstemmed Buffer Trap Related Knee Walkout and the Effects of Self-Heating in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
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description Mixed-mode simulations of a class A amplifier is used to study the DC/RF dispersion commonly observed in AlGaN/GaN based HEMTs. We show that the observed knee walkout at frequencies greater than the emission rates of buffer traps (time constants tae > 1 week) is related to the steady state trap density and spatial location due to the DC operational bias. An increase in the drain bias point and an initial distortion of the RF signal, that is expected to disappear as the device global temperature reduces, is observed when a self-heating model is included. Finally, we propose that a reduction in the DC/RF dispersion is possible with a suitable location and concentration of an acceptor doping in the buffer.
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