Theoretical study of improved two-dimensional electron gas density in AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN double heterostructure

Y. C. Kong, R. M. Chu, Y. D. Zheng, C. H. Zhou, B. Shen, S. L. Gu, R. Zhang, P. Han, Y. Shi, R. L. Jiang

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Abstract

We evaluate the Al xGa 1-xN/GaN/Al yGa 1-yN double heterostructure (DH) for heterostructure field-effect transistor applications, where the GaN quantum well is compressively strained on a relaxed crack-free Al yGa 1-yN buffer layer, so that the Al content in the Al xGa 1-xN top barrier can be improved as compared with a conventional Al xGa 1-xN/GaN single heterostructure (SH) with the same strain in the Al xGa 1-xN layer. By self-consistently solving the coupled Schrödinger and Poisson equations, we find that the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) sheet density in an Al 0.6Ga 0.4N/GaN/Al 0.3Ga 0.7N DH is 2.59 × 10 13 cm -2, much higher than the 1.71 × 10 13 cm -2 in a conventional A 0.3Ga 0.7N/GaN SH. The 2DEG sheet density increases with increasing Al content x and decreases slightly with increasing y. With a fixed Al content (x-y) ratio, y is the key parameter determining the 2DEG density.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1018-1023
Number of pages6
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Volume203
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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