Monte carlo analysis of impact ionization in isolated-gate InAs/AlSb high electron mobility transistors
Paper i proceeding, 2011

We perform a physical analysis of the kink effect in InAs/AlSb high electron mobility transistors by means of a semiclassical 2D ensemble Monte Carlo simulator. Due to the small bandgap of InAs, InAs/AlSb high electron mobility transistors are very susceptible to suffer from impact ionization processes, with the subsequent hole transport through the structure, both implicated in the kink effect. When the drain-to-source voltage VDS is high enough for the onset of impact ionization, holes generated tend to pile up at the gate-drain side of the buffer. This occurs due to the valence-band energy barrier between the buffer and the channel. Because of this accumulation of positive charge, the channel is further opened and the drain current I D increases, leading to the kink effect in the I-V characteristics.

Författare

Beatriz G. Vasallo

Universidad de Salamanca

H. Rodilla

Universidad de Salamanca

T. Gonzalez

Universidad de Salamanca

Eric Lefebvre

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

Giuseppe Moschetti

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Jan Grahn

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

J. Mateos

Universidad de Salamanca

Acta Physica Polonica A

0587-4246 (ISSN) 1898794x (eISSN)

Vol. 119 2 222-224

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Europeiska kommissionen (EU) (EC/FP7/243845), 2010-01-01 -- 2013-01-31.

Ämneskategorier

Elektroteknik och elektronik

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.119.222

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