Device Characteristics of InGaSb/AlSb High-Hole-Mobility FETs

Abstract

This letter reports the effect of growth temperature on carrier transport characteristics in In <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">0.4</sub> Ga <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">0.6</sub> Sb/AlSb heterostructure and demonstrates that hole mobility was enhanced by eliminating a parallel conducting channel in the buffer layers. Based on optimized growth conditions, hole mobility as high as 1220 cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> /V·s with carrier concentration of 1.3 ×10 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">12</sup> cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">-2</sup> was achieved. A 0.2- μm-gate-length In <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">0.4</sub> Ga <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">0.6</sub> Sb/AlSb p-channel device exhibited a maximum drain current of 102 mA/mm, a peak transconductance of 92 mS/mm, and an on-state breakdown voltage over 3 V. The pinchoff was observed for a gate bias of 0.6 V at drain current of 1 mA/mm. The current-gain and power-gain cutoff frequencies were 15 and 20 GHz, respectively.