A HIGH-PERFORMANCE INGAAS/INALAS DOUBLE-HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR-TRANSISTOR WITH NONALLOYED N+-INAS CAP LAYER ON INP(N) GROWN BY MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

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作者
PENG, CK [1 ]
WON, T [1 ]
LITTON, CW [1 ]
MORKOC, H [1 ]
机构
[1] AVION LAB,WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB,OH 45433
关键词
HEAT TREATMENT - Annealing - SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS - SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE - SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS - Growth - TRANSISTORS - Performance;
D O I
10.1109/55.734
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
An InGaAs/InAlAs double-heterojunction bipolar transistor (DHBT) on InP(n) grown by molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) that exhibits high DC performance is discussed. An n** plus -InAs emitter cap layer was used for nonalloyed contacts in the structure and specific contact resistances of 1. 8 multiplied by 10** minus **7 and 6. 0 multiplied by 10** minus **6 OMEGA -cm**2 were measured for the nonalloyed emitter and base contacts, respectively. Since no high-temperature annealing is necessary, excellent contact surface morphology on thinner base devices can easily be obtained. In devices with 50 multiplied by 50- mu m**2 emitter area, common-emitter current gains as high as 1500 were achieved at a collector current density of 2. 7 multiplied by 10**3 A/cm**2. The current gain increased up to 2000 for alloyed devices.
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页码:331 / 333
页数:3
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