Energy relaxation of hot electrons by LO phonon emission in AlGaN/AlN/GaN heterostructure with in situ Si3N4 passivation

被引:2
作者
Atmaca, G. [1 ]
Ardali, S. [2 ]
Narin, P. [1 ]
Kutlu, E. [1 ]
Lisesivdin, S. B. [1 ]
Malin, T. [3 ]
Mansurov, V. [3 ]
Zhuravlev, K. [3 ,4 ]
Tiras, E. [2 ]
机构
[1] Gazi Univ, Dept Phys, Fac Sci, TR-06500 Ankara, Turkey
[2] Anadolu Univ, Dept Phys, Fac Sci, TR-26470 Eskisehir, Turkey
[3] Russian Acad Sci, Siberian Branch, Inst Semicond Phys, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
[4] Novosibirsk State Univ, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
关键词
Surface passivation; GaN; Mobility; Energy relaxation; QUANTUM-WELLS; MOBILITY; GAN; SCATTERING; TRANSPORT; GAN/ALGAN; RATES;
D O I
10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.11.056
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In this study, energy relaxation mechanisms of electrons in AlGaN/AlN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) structures with and without in situ Si3N4 passivation were investigated. Although the physical parameters of the samples were all different, the electron-temperature dependent power loss values were found to be identical. The study also sought to fit the current theoretical power loss in the LO-phonon regime to the experimental power-loss per carrier results. The calculated power loss offered a reasonably fit to the experimental data in the electron temperature range between 75 and 250 K. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:90 / 94
页数:5
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