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Published on: October 23, 2018
Transistores de arseniuro de galio: realización a través de un aislante de diseño molecular
Resumen
Los investigadores desarrollaron un nuevo transistor de arseniuro de galio (GaAs) utilizando sulfuro de galio cúbico (GaS) como aislante. Este nuevo dispositivo exhibe un alto rendimiento, comparable a los transistores de silicio comerciales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
- Física de los semiconductores Física de los semiconductores
- Ingeniería Eléctrica Ingeniería Eléctrica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los transistores basados en silicio dominan la industria de la electrónica.
- El arseniuro de galio (GaAs) ofrece potencial para dispositivos electrónicos de alta velocidad.
- El desarrollo de materiales aislantes confiables para los transistores GaAs es crucial.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Fabricar y caracterizar un nuevo transistor de efecto de campo (FET) basado en GaAs.
- Para evaluar el rendimiento del sulfuro de galio cúbico (GaS) como aislante en los FET de GaAs.
- Para comparar las métricas de rendimiento de los fabricados GaAs FET con dispositivos comerciales de silicio.
Principales métodos:
- Fabricación de un GaAs FET de modo de agotamiento de n canales utilizando GaS cúbico depositado en vapor como aislante.
- Caracterización de los parámetros del transistor, incluida la movilidad del canal, la densidad de la trampa interfacial y la transconductancia.
- Medición de la relación de la resistencia de encendido a apagado.
Principales resultados:
- Logró una alta movilidad de canal de 4665.6 cm2 / Vs.
- Se determinó una densidad de trampa interfacial de 1011 eV-1cm-2.2.
- Se obtuvo una transconductancia de 7 mS para una longitud de puerta de 5 μm a una tensión de puerta de 8 V.
- Demostró una relación de resistencia de encendido a apagado comparable a los dispositivos comerciales.
Conclusiones:
- Cubic GaS es un material aislante viable para transistores GaAs de alto rendimiento.
- El GaAs FET fabricado demuestra excelentes características eléctricas.
- Este desarrollo allana el camino para aplicaciones electrónicas avanzadas basadas en GaAs.
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