AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a free-standing GaN substrate with record 85.2% power-added efficiency at 2.45 GHz

An AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) on a free-standing GaN substrate achieved impressive power-added and drain efficiencies of 85.2% and 89.0%, respectively, at 2.45 GHz. We improved the GaN channel quality by reducing the C concentration and eliminated the buffer leakage path by r...

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Main Authors: Toshihiro Ohki, Atsushi Yamada, Yuichi Minoura, Yusuke Kumazaki, Kenji Saito, Masaru Sato
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Applied Physics Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/adbc79
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description An AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) on a free-standing GaN substrate achieved impressive power-added and drain efficiencies of 85.2% and 89.0%, respectively, at 2.45 GHz. We improved the GaN channel quality by reducing the C concentration and eliminated the buffer leakage path by removing the residual Si at the substrate-epitaxial layer interface. These improvements, combined with the reduction in dislocation density and the elimination of the nucleation layer by using a free-standing GaN substrate, contributed to the enhanced efficiency. To the best of our knowledge, the achieved efficiency represents the highest reported for GaN-based discrete HEMTs in this frequency band.
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spelling doaj-art-e47ff922b9dd4b35a7d1eee2491993582025-08-20T02:07:19ZengIOP PublishingApplied Physics Express1882-07862025-01-0118303400410.35848/1882-0786/adbc79AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a free-standing GaN substrate with record 85.2% power-added efficiency at 2.45 GHzToshihiro Ohki0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-8625Atsushi Yamada1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3317-2365Yuichi Minoura2Yusuke Kumazaki3Kenji Saito4Masaru Sato5Fujitsu Limited , Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0197, JapanFujitsu Limited , Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0197, JapanFujitsu Limited , Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0197, JapanFujitsu Limited , Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0197, JapanFujitsu Limited , Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0197, JapanFujitsu Limited , Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0197, JapanAn AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) on a free-standing GaN substrate achieved impressive power-added and drain efficiencies of 85.2% and 89.0%, respectively, at 2.45 GHz. We improved the GaN channel quality by reducing the C concentration and eliminated the buffer leakage path by removing the residual Si at the substrate-epitaxial layer interface. These improvements, combined with the reduction in dislocation density and the elimination of the nucleation layer by using a free-standing GaN substrate, contributed to the enhanced efficiency. To the best of our knowledge, the achieved efficiency represents the highest reported for GaN-based discrete HEMTs in this frequency band.https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/adbc79GaN substrateGaNHEMTPAEefficiencyISM band
spellingShingle Toshihiro Ohki
Atsushi Yamada
Yuichi Minoura
Yusuke Kumazaki
Kenji Saito
Masaru Sato
AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a free-standing GaN substrate with record 85.2% power-added efficiency at 2.45 GHz
Applied Physics Express
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GaN
HEMT
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ISM band
title AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a free-standing GaN substrate with record 85.2% power-added efficiency at 2.45 GHz
title_full AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a free-standing GaN substrate with record 85.2% power-added efficiency at 2.45 GHz
title_fullStr AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a free-standing GaN substrate with record 85.2% power-added efficiency at 2.45 GHz
title_full_unstemmed AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a free-standing GaN substrate with record 85.2% power-added efficiency at 2.45 GHz
title_short AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a free-standing GaN substrate with record 85.2% power-added efficiency at 2.45 GHz
title_sort algan gan hemt on a free standing gan substrate with record 85 2 power added efficiency at 2 45 ghz
topic GaN substrate
GaN
HEMT
PAE
efficiency
ISM band
url https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/adbc79
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