High-electron mobility transistor with zinc oxide
US7105868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D62/8503
Abstract
A zinc oxide (ZnO) field effect transistor exhibits large input amplitude by using a gate insulating layer. A channel layer and the gate insulating layer are sequentially laminated on a substrate. A gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating layer. A source contact and a drain contact are disposed at the both sides of the gate contact and are electrically connected to the channel layer via openings. The channel layer is formed from n-type ZnO. The gate insulating layer is made from aluminum nitride/aluminum gallium nitride (AlN/AlGaN) or magnesium zinc oxide (MgZnO), which exhibits excellent insulation characteristics, thus increasing the Schottky barrier and achieving large input amplitude. If the FET is operated in the enhancement mode, it is operable in a manner similar to a silicon metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (Si-MOS-type FET), resulting in the formation of an inversion layer.
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