Double heterojunction (DH) In0.48Ga0.52P/In 0.20Ga0.80As and strained single heterojunction (SSH) In0.40Ga0.60P/In0.20Ga0.80 As/GaAs high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) structures were grown by solid-source molecular beam epitaxy (SSMBE) using a valved phosphorus cracker cell. The DC and RF performance of the SSH-HEMT and DH-HEMT were compared with the single heterojunction (SH) HEMT. The results show a significant improvement in device characteristics in the SSH-HEMT with In0.40Ga0.60P spacer and Schottky layer, due to better carrier confinement in the channel. The SSH-HEMT with 0.35-μm gate length exhibits a peak transconductance (Gm ) of 470 mS/mm, maximum drain current (IDSmax) of 550 mA/mm, and current gain cut-off frequency (fT) of 50 GHz. These values are approximately 7%, 10% and 25% higher than the respective values for a DH-HEMT of identical gate length
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Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:47
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Issue:
5
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Date of Publication: May 2000