IEICE Electronics Express
Online ISSN : 1349-2543
ISSN-L : 1349-2543
LETTER
Suppression of plasma-induced fluorine damage in P-HEMTs using strained InSb barrier
Hiroyuki UchiyamaTakafumi TaniguchiMakoto Kudo
Author information
JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

2004 Volume 1 Issue 16 Pages 513-517

Details
Abstract

We propose a P-HEMT structure with a strained InSb barrier inserted and investigate its resistivity against plasma-induced fluorine damage with Hall measurements and a SIMS evaluation. The fluorine intrusion into the active layers of the P-HEMT during the RIE process was greatly suppressed by the ultra thin InSb barrier layer and the values of the carrier density and electron mobility improved by 43% and 35% from those for a conventional P-HEMT. After thermal annealing, the number of accumulated fluorine atoms in the δ-doped layer also decreased and the carrier density and electron mobility improved by 36% and 11% from those for a conventional P-HEMT. This indicated the strained InSb barrier was very effective in suppressing the plasma-induced fluorine damage in the P-HEMT.

Content from these authors
© 2004 by The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Previous article Next article
feedback
Top