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Analysis of Instability Behavior and Mechanism of E-Mode GaN Power HEMT with p-GaN Gate under Off-State Gate Bias Stress

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  • Surya Elangovan

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City 30010, Taiwan
    All authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Edward Yi Chang

    (Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City 30010, Taiwan
    All authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Stone Cheng

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City 30010, Taiwan
    All authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the degradation characteristics of E-mode GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) with a p-GaN gate by designed pulsed and prolonged negative gate (V GS ) bias stress. Device transfer and transconductance, output, and gate-leakage characteristics were studied in detail, before and after each pulsed and prolonged negative V GS bias stress. We found that the gradual degradation of electrical parameters, such as threshold voltage (V TH ) shift, on-state resistance (R DS-ON ) increase, transconductance max (G m, max ) decrease, and gate leakage current (I GS-Leakage ) increase, is caused by negative V GS bias stress time evolution and magnitude of stress voltage. The significance of electron trapping effects was revealed from the V TH shift or instability and other parameter degradation under different stress voltages. The degradation mechanism behind the DC characteristics could be assigned to the formation of hole deficiency at p-GaN region and trapping process at the p-GaN/AlGaN hetero-interface, which induces a change in the electric potential distribution at the gate region. The design and application of E-mode GaN with p-GaN gate power devices still need such a reliability investigation for significant credibility.

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  • Surya Elangovan & Edward Yi Chang & Stone Cheng, 2021. "Analysis of Instability Behavior and Mechanism of E-Mode GaN Power HEMT with p-GaN Gate under Off-State Gate Bias Stress," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-11, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:8:p:2170-:d:535587
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    1. Surya Elangovan & Stone Cheng & Edward Yi Chang, 2020. "Reliability Characterization of Gallium Nitride MIS-HEMT Based Cascode Devices for Power Electronic Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-11, May.
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