ISSN:
1573-482X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Using the technique of molecular beam epitaxy, an indium passivation layer as thin as several tens of Å was implemented to protect underlying III-V epilayers from carbon and oxygen contamination. After the subsequent desorption of the passivation layer, GaAs-based pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors (PHEMTs) were regrown. Negligible residual carriers were detected at the interface between the regrown PHEMTs and the underlying layer, resulting in a superior performance. The regrown PHEMTs with a 1 × 100 μm2 gate demonstrated an extrinsic transconductance g me as high as 330 mS mm-1. Microwave measurements showed that the current gain cut-off frequency f t was 26.5 GHz and the maximum oscillation frequency f max was up to 48 GHz. A small-signal equivalent circuit model of the regrown PHEMTs was also evaluated. © 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008964417604
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