• DocumentCode
    1224499
  • Title

    Investigations of low-frequency noise of GaN-based heterostructure field-effect transistors

  • Author

    Wei, S.C. ; Su, Y.K. ; Kuan, T.M. ; Wang, R.-L. ; Chang, S.J. ; Ko, C.H. ; Webb, J.B. ; Bardwell, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan City, Taiwan
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    5/29/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    877
  • Lastpage
    878
  • Abstract
    The low-frequency noise of AlGaN/GaN heterojunction field-effect transistors (HFETs) with different Al fraction of the AlGaN layer was measured and characterised. The DC characteristics of AlGaN/GaN HFETs with higher Al fraction is better. However, the noise performance is poorer owing to the large lattice mismatch with higher Al fraction in the AlGaN layer. The pure flicker noise and lower noise power density can be obtained by the smaller Al fraction in the AlGaN layer of AlGaN/GaN HFETs.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; field effect transistors; flicker noise; gallium compounds; semiconductor device noise; wide band gap semiconductors; AlGaN-GaN; AlGaN/GaN; DC characteristics; heterostructure field-effect transistors; lattice mismatch; low-frequency noise; noise performance; noise power density; pure flicker noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030548
  • Filename
    1207249