Leakage mechanisms in GaN-on-GaN vertical pn diodes
Author(s) -
Ben Rackauskas,
Stefano Dalcanale,
Michael J. Uren,
Tetsu Kachi,
Martin Kuball
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.5033436
Subject(s) - materials science , diode , wide bandgap semiconductor , optoelectronics , impurity , conduction band , leakage (economics) , reverse leakage current , vacancy defect , condensed matter physics , light emitting diode , chemistry , schottky diode , physics , electron , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
Reverse bias leakage in bulk GaN-on-GaN pn diodes has been studied as a function of time. A peak was observed in the current transient and attributed to impurity band conduction along dislocations which is modulated by the field effect of charged decorating clusters. This model is consistent with reports of vacancy clustering around dislocations during growth.
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