3.7 kV Vertical GaN PN Diodes

被引:115
作者
Kizilyalli, Isik C. [1 ]
Edwards, Andrew P. [1 ]
Nie, Hui [1 ]
Bour, Dave [1 ]
Prunty, Thomas [1 ]
Disney, Don [1 ]
机构
[1] Avogy Inc, San Jose, CA 95134 USA
关键词
Gallium nitride; power-semiconductor devices; avalanche breakdown; power diodes; BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; ALGAN/GAN HEMTS; POWER; TERMINATION;
D O I
10.1109/LED.2013.2294175
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
There is a great interest in wide band-gap semiconductor devices for power electronics application. In this letter, vertical GaN p-n diodes fabricated on bulk GaN substrates are discussed. The device layers are grown by MOCVD on low defect density (10(4) cm(-2)) bulk GaN substrates. The measured devices show breakdown voltages of 3.7 kV with an area differential specific on-resistance (R-sp) of 2.95 m Omega-cm(2).
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