Analysis of slow de-trapping phenomena after a positive gate bias on AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs with in-situ Si3N4/Al2O3 bilayer gate dielectrics

Abstract We focus on slow de-trapping phenomena in AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMTs with a bilayer dielectric ( in-situ Si 3 N 4 /Al 2 O 3 ) with two different thicknesses of in-situ Si 3 N 4 (10 nm and 5 nm). By using a “filling pulse” at a positive gate voltage, a trap with activation energy of 0.69–0.7 eV was identified to be responsible for the V TH shift. Based on literature, filling conditions, and the simulated band diagrams, this trap is most probably located at the interface between the dielectrics and AlGaN barrier. A physical model is proposed to explain the V TH shift due to the trapping/de-trapping phenomena based on the occupation dynamics of donor traps at the interface between the in-situ Si 3 N 4 /Al 2 O 3 and the AlGaN barrier.

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