Ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor Ga2O3 power diodes

J Zhang, P Dong, K Dang, Y Zhang, Q Yan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor Ga2O3 based electronic devices are expected to
perform beyond wide bandgap counterparts GaN and SiC. However, the reported power …

GaN-based power devices: Physics, reliability, and perspectives

M Meneghini, C De Santi, I Abid, M Buffolo… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Over the last decade, gallium nitride (GaN) has emerged as an excellent material for the
fabrication of power devices. Among the semiconductors for which power devices are …

10 kV, 39 mΩ·cm2 Multi-Channel AlGaN/GaN Schottky Barrier Diodes

M Xiao, Y Ma, K Liu, K Cheng… - IEEE Electron Device …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work demonstrates multi-channel AlGaN/GaN Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) with a
breakdown voltage (BV) over 10 kV, the highest BV reported in GaN devices to date. The …

An actively-passivated p-GaN gate HEMT with screening effect against surface traps

Y Wu, J Wei, M Wang, M Nuo, J Yang… - IEEE Electron …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An active-passivation p-GaN gate HEMT (AP-HEMT), featuring an active p-GaN passivation
layer extending into the drain-side access region, is demonstrated on a commercial E-mode …

12.5 kV GaN super-heterojunction Schottky barrier diodes

SW Han, J Song, M Sadek, A Molina… - … on Electron Devices, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article reports GaN super-heterojunction Schottky barrier diodes (SHJ-SBDs) with
substantially improved performance. Metal-2DEG sidewall n-ohmic contacts were deployed …

GaN Super-Heterojunction FETs With 10-kV Blocking and 3-kV Dynamic Switching

JT Kemmerling, R Guan, M Sadek… - … on Electron Devices, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article reports on two generations of GaN-on-sapphire super-heterojunction (SHJ)
transistors, aiming at the realization of 10-kV class power transistors with low static and …

Figures-of-merit of lateral GaN power devices: Modeling and comparison of HEMTs and PSJs

L Nela, C Erine, MV Oropallo… - IEEE Journal of the …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we propose a simple and yet accurate physical model to describe the figures-of-
merit (FOMs) of lateral GaN power devices. While the performance limit of vertical devices is …

Intrinsic polarization super junctions: Design of single and multichannel GaN structures

L Nela, C Erine, AM Zadeh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Super junctions (SJs) have enabled unprecedented performance in Silicon power devices,
which could be further improved by applying this concept to wide bandgap semiconductors …

Enhanced robustness against hot-electron-induced degradation in active-passivation p-GaN gate HEMT

J Yang, J Wei, Y Wu, J Yu, J Cui, X Yang, X Liu… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The hot-electron-related reliability is an important issue for GaN power devices under harsh
operation condition or environment. These high-energy electrons can scatter toward the …

Impact of charge balance on static and dynamic characteristics of GaN super-heterojunction Schottky barrier diodes

JT Kemmerling, R Guan, M Sadek… - IEEE Electron …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter reports the first controlled experimental study on the impact of charge-balance on
static and dynamic characteristics of GaN super-heterojunction Schottky barrier diodes (SHJ …