Abstract
Vertical GaN Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) were fabricated on Ge-doped free-standing GaN substrates grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy. Detailed material characterization was performed, and the results indicate the superiority of Ge doping in the GaN, which contributed to the SBDs with lower stress, fewer defects and higher quality. Based on the capacitance-voltage and current–voltage measurements performed, SBDs achieved together with a low turn-on voltage Von (0.71–0.74 V), high current Ion/Ioff ratio (3.9 × 107–2.9 × 108), high Schottky barrier height (0.96–0.99 eV), and high breakdown voltage Vb (802 V for a 100 μm diameter). This shows that vertical GaN SBDs on the Ge-doped substrates are promising candidates for high power applications.
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