Proposal and Simulation of <italic>&#x03B2;</italic>-Ga&#x2082;O&#x2083; Hetero- Junction Schottky Diodes With Low Work-Function Anode and High Breakdown Voltage

In this work, we propose a p-NiO/n-Ga2O3 hetero-junction (HJ) Schottky barrier diode (SBD) with low turn-on voltage (Von) and high breakdown voltage (BV) with a trench SBD as a control. An investigation of its electrical characteristics is simulated by Sentaurus TCAD. The HJ SBD utilizes a low work-...

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Main Authors: Ce Wang, Hong Zhou, Sami Alghamdi, Chunxu Su, Zhihong Liu, Kui Dang, Xuefeng Zheng, Xiaohua Ma, Peijun Ma, Yue Hao, Jincheng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10945755/
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Summary:In this work, we propose a p-NiO/n-Ga2O3 hetero-junction (HJ) Schottky barrier diode (SBD) with low turn-on voltage (Von) and high breakdown voltage (BV) with a trench SBD as a control. An investigation of its electrical characteristics is simulated by Sentaurus TCAD. The HJ SBD utilizes a low work-function anode metal to form a top electrode by reducing the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\rm V_{on}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of the diode at the forward state. A fin structure and metal/semiconductor (M/S) junction or PN HJ was employed to achieve an enhanced BV at the reverse state. An attempt to optimize the electrical characteristics of the device by modifying its structural parameters is also comprehensively analyzed in this work. The HJ SBD achieves a low <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\rm V_{on}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of 0.57 V and a Power Figure of Merit (P-FOM) of 3.79 GW/cm2, simultaneously. The proposed structure provides a new approach for realizing high performance <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Ga2O3 SBDs with high reverse blocking and low loss capabilities.
ISSN:2168-6734