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2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Low-damage Processing of Nitride Semiconductors Based on Self-stoping Oxdization and Transistor Applications

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 17H03224
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Electronic materials/Electric materials
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Sato Taketomo  北海道大学, 量子集積エレクトロニクス研究センター, 准教授 (50343009)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 本久 順一  北海道大学, 情報科学研究院, 教授 (60212263)
橋詰 保  北海道大学, 量子集積エレクトロニクス研究センター, 教授 (80149898)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Keywords窒化ガリウム / 電気化学プロセス / 低損傷エッチング / トランジスタ
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The photo-electrochemical (PEC) process was developed for fabricating recessed-gate AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs). The photo-carriers generated in the top AlGaN layer caused homogeneous etching of AlGaN with a smooth surface. Self-termination phenomena observed under optimal PEC condition were useful for precisely controlling the etching depth in the AlGaN layer. Two types of HEMTs, i.e., Schottky-gate and metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS)-gate, were fabricated. A recessed-gate AlGaN/GaN structure fabricated with PEC etching showed positive threshold voltage, and its variation was very small. A recessed-gate structure with PEC etching showed better current transport controllability with a small subthreshold-slope than that of planar-gate and dry-etched-gate AlGaN/GaN structures.

Free Research Field

電気電子工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本課題で開発した光電気化学(PEC)エッチングにより、従来のドライエッチングで問題となっていた加工損傷を大幅に抑制させることに成功し、ナノメートルスケールでエッチング深さの精密制御が達成された。さらに、エッチング機構を解明し広範の窒化物材料に適用するための基盤技術を確立した。これらの成果は、Siに代わる次世代電力変換用トランジスタとして期待されているGaN系トランジスタの信頼性・安定性向上に繋がると期待される。

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Published: 2021-02-19  

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