Fabrication and characterization of self-aligned InAlAs/InGaAsSb/InGaAs double heterojunction bipolar transistors

Chien Fong Lo; Chih Yang Chang; S. H. Chen; C. M. Chang; S. Y. Wang; J. I. Chyi; I. I. Kravchenko; S. J. Pearton; F. Ren

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Fabrication and characterization of self-aligned InAlAs/InGaAsSb/InGaAs double heterojunction bipolar transistors

Chien Fong Lo, Chih Yang Chang, S. H. Chen, C. M. Chang, S. Y. Wang, J. I. Chyi, I. I. Kravchenko, S. J. Pearton, F. Ren

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A trilevel resist system was employed to fabricate self-aligned, submicron emitter finger In_0.52Al_0.48As/In_0.42Ga _0.58As_0.77Sb_0.23/In_0.53Ga _0.47As double heterojunction bipolar transistors (DHBTs). Selective wet-etchants were used to define the emitter fingers and to form an InGaAs guard-ring around the emitter fingers. Due to the low energy bandgap of the InGaAsSb base layer and type II base-collector junction, a low turn-on voltage of 0.38 V at 1 A/cm²and a high dc current gain of 123.8 for a DHBT with a 0.65 x 8.65 μm² emitter area were obtained. A unity gain cut-off frequency (f_T) of 260 GHz and a maximum oscillation frequency (f_max) of 485 GHz at J_C = 302 kA/cm² were achieved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors 53, SOTAPOCS 53
Publisher	Electrochemical Society Inc.
Pages	117-127
Number of pages	11
Edition	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607682608
ISBN (Print)	9781566779067
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3629960
State	Published - 2011
Event	State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors 53, SOTAPOCS 53 - 220th ECS Meeting - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Oct 9 2011 → Oct 14 2011

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Name	ECS Transactions
Number	6
Volume	41
ISSN (Print)	1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)	1938-6737

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Conference	State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors 53, SOTAPOCS 53 - 220th ECS Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	10/9/11 → 10/14/11

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Lo, C. F., Chang, C. Y., Chen, S. H., Chang, C. M., Wang, S. Y., Chyi, J. I., Kravchenko, I. I., Pearton, S. J., & Ren, F. (2011). Fabrication and characterization of self-aligned InAlAs/InGaAsSb/InGaAs double heterojunction bipolar transistors. In State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors 53, SOTAPOCS 53 (6 ed., pp. 117-127). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 41, No. 6). Electrochemical Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3629960

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Lo, CF, Chang, CY, Chen, SH, Chang, CM, Wang, SY, Chyi, JI, Kravchenko, II, Pearton, SJ & Ren, F 2011, Fabrication and characterization of self-aligned InAlAs/InGaAsSb/InGaAs double heterojunction bipolar transistors. in State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors 53, SOTAPOCS 53. 6 edn, ECS Transactions, no. 6, vol. 41, Electrochemical Society Inc., pp. 117-127, State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors 53, SOTAPOCS 53 - 220th ECS Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, 10/9/11. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3629960

Fabrication and characterization of self-aligned InAlAs/InGaAsSb/InGaAs double heterojunction bipolar transistors. / Lo, Chien Fong; Chang, Chih Yang; Chen, S. H. et al.
State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors 53, SOTAPOCS 53. 6. ed. Electrochemical Society Inc., 2011. p. 117-127 (ECS Transactions; Vol. 41, No. 6).

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