Reduced temperature in lateral (AlxGa1−x)2O3/Ga2O3 heterojunction field effect transistor capped with nanocrystalline diamond
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| Publication Date | 2024-04-08 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Authors | Hannah N. Masten, James Spencer Lundh, Tatyana I. Feygelson, Kohei Sasaki, Zhe Cheng |
| Institutions | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Citations | 10 |
Abstract
Section titled “Abstract”The low thermal conductivity of β-Ga2O3 is a significant concern for maximizing the potential of this ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor as a power switching device technology. Here, we report on the use of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) deposited via microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (MP-CVD) as a top-side, device-level thermal management solution on a lateral β-Ga2O3 transistor. NCD was grown via MP-CVD on β-(AlxGa1−x)2O3/β-Ga2O3 heterostructures prior to the gate formation of the field-effect transistor. A reduced growth temperature of 400 °C and a SiNx barrier layer were used to protect the oxide semiconductors from etching in the MP-CVD H2 plasma environment. Raman spectroscopy showed a highly sp3-bonded NCD film was obtained at 400 °C, with grain size of about 50-100 nm imaged via atomic force microscopy. The incorporation of the NCD heat-spreading layer resulted in a β-(AlxGa1−x)2O3/β-Ga2O3 heterostructure field-effect transistor showing a decrease in the total thermal resistance at the gate by 42%. The fabrication process, including the NCD etch in the gate region, will need to be improved to minimize the impact of these processes on important device characteristics (i.e., drain current, threshold voltage, and leakage current).
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