Optimal Design of Large Signal Performance of AlN/GaN Hetero-Structural IMPATT and MITATT Diodes

Abstract:

Hetero-structure of Al_xGa_1-xN/GaN exhibits important applications in high frequency and large power devices. In this paper, AlN/GaN is adopted to optimal design the large power impact avalanche transit time (IMPATT) and mixed tunneling avalanche transit time (MITATT) diodes operating at the atmospheric low loss window frequency of 0.85 THz. The static state and large signal characteristics of the devices are numerically simulated. The values of peak electric field strength, break-down voltage, avalanche voltage, the maximum generation rates of avalanche and tunneling, admittance-frequency relation, output power, conversion efficiency, quality factor of the proposed hetero-structural IMPATT and MITATT diodes are calculated, respectively. Via comparing the obtained results of (n)AlN/(p)GaN and (n)GaN/(p)AlN IMPATT diodes to those of the MITATT counterparts, there exists little performance difference between IMPATT and MITATT devices while implies significant difference between the (n)AlN/(p)GaN and (n)GaN/(p)AlN diodes.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1014)
• Pages: 157-162
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1014.157
• Online since: November 2020
• Authors: Ping Wu, Wen Sheng Wei*, Jun Ding Zheng, Wei Bo Yang, Chang Li, Ming Chang He, Yi Wan
• Keywords: AlN/GaN, Hetero-Structure, IMPATT Diode, Large Signal, MITATT Diode, Optimal Design

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