Abstract

Surface-state effects on kink or sub-breakdown phenomena in GaAs MESFETs are studied by two-dimensional simulation. It is shown that the kink could arise due to space-charge effects originated from impact ionization of holes and the following hole trapping by the surface states. The onset voltage for current rise depends on the nature of surface states which strongly affects the potential profiles. Transient or dynamic simulation indicates that the trap related kink phenomenon is a rather slow process. Substrate-related dynamic behavior including kink region is also analyzed.

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