Abstract
Comprehensive and systematical comparisons of temperature-dependent characteristics of In0.42Al0.58As/In0.46Ga0.54As metamorphic heterostructure field-effect transistors (MHFETs) with various Schottky gate alloys are studied and demonstrated. The influence of the Schottky barrier height on the impact ionization effect and its associated device performance are also investigated. Better dc and microwave characteristics can be obtained by using the higher metal work function of gate alloys, e.g., Ti/Au, Ni/Au and Pt/Au. In particular, the device with a Pt/Au gate alloy shows the superior device performance in breakdown voltage, threshold voltage, maximum transconductance, output conductance, voltage gain and microwave properties at room temperature. Furthermore, the device with a Ti/Au gate alloy shows the thermally stable performance in threshold voltage, maximum transconductance, output conductance and voltage gain over a wide operating temperature range (from 300 to 510 K). Consequently, the studied devices with appropriate Schottky gate contacts provide the promise for high-speed and high-temperature electronic applications.
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