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Impact of Gamma Radiation on Dynamic RDSON Characteristics in AlGaN/GaN Power HEMTs

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العنوان: Impact of Gamma Radiation on Dynamic RDSON Characteristics in AlGaN/GaN Power HEMTs
المؤلفون: Martínez, Pedro J., Maset Sancho, Enrique, P. Martín-Holgado, Morilla, Yolanda, Sanchis Kilders, Esteban, Gilabert Palmer, David
المصدر: Martínez, P.J.; Maset, E.; Martín-Holgado, P.; Morilla, Y.; Gilabert, D.; Sanchis-Kilders, E. Impact of Gamma Radiation on Dynamic RDSON Characteristics in AlGaN/GaN Power HEMTs. Materials 2019, 12, 2760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12172760
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: Universitat de València: Roderic - Repositorio de contenido libre
مصطلحات موضوعية: electrònica, física, electrònica materials, high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT), gallium nitride (GaN), radiation hardness, assurance testing, radiation effects, total ionizing dose (TID)
الوصف: GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) are promising next-generation devices in the power electronics field which can coexist with silicon semiconductors, mainly in some radiation-intensive environments, such as power space converters, where high frequencies and voltages are also needed. Its wide band gap (WBG), large breakdown electric field, and thermal stability improve actual silicon performances. However, at the moment, GaN HEMT technology suffers from some reliability issues, one of the more relevant of which is the dynamic on-state resistance (RON_dyn) regarding power switching converter applications. In this study, we focused on the drain-to-source on-resistance (RDSON) characteristics under 60Co gamma radiation of two different commercial power GaN HEMT structures. Different bias conditions were applied to both structures during irradiation and some static measurements, such as threshold voltage and leakage currents, were performed. Additionally, dynamic resistance was measured to obtain practical information about device trapping under radiation during switching mode, and how trapping in the device is affected by gamma radiation. The experimental results showed a high dependence on the HEMT structure and the bias condition applied during irradiation. Specifically, a free current collapse structure showed great stability until 3.7 Mrad(Si), unlike the other structure tested, which showed high degradation of the parameters measured. The changes were demonstrated to be due to trapping effects generated or enhanced by gamma radiation. These new results obtained about RON_dyn will help elucidate trap behaviors in switching transistors.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
Relation: Materials, 2019, vol. 12, num. 17, p. 1-15; https://hdl.handle.net/10550/91370; 140103
DOI: 10.3390/ma12172760
الاتاحة: https://hdl.handle.net/10550/91370
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12172760
Rights: open access
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.2B7A42EA
قاعدة البيانات: BASE