新型再生长沟道GaN基准垂直MOSFET仿真研究

    Simulation study of a new re-grown channel GaN quasi-vertical MOSFET

    • 摘要: 电能在转化与运用过程中会不可避免地出现能量的损耗,而电力控制和电能转换过程中最核心部分即为电力电子器件。GaN基准垂直MOSFET器件具有高输入阻抗、开关速率快以及对表面态陷阱不太敏感等优点,从而成为目前研究的热点,但由于沟道载流子的迁移率较低造成导通电阻与损耗较大。通过对再生长沟道GaN基准垂直MOSFET进行仿真,证明该结构可以有效解决沟道载流子的迁移率过低的问题。在再生长沟道GaN基准垂直MOSFET的基础上进行了结构改进,主要针对器件在源极区域与漂移区域的载流子分布进行了优化。其中,源极区域通过对源电极金属帽子下方Al2O3进行刻蚀,使得器件源极区域的电流导通路径得到了有效的缩短;而漂移区域通过在栅极下方插入一层载流子分布层,使得漂移区内载流子分布更加均匀。最终设计出了阈值电压为2.3V的新型再生长沟道GaN基准垂直MOSFET,器件的导通电阻低至18mΩ·cm2,击穿电压高达1053V。

       

      Abstract: Energy loss inevitably occurs in the process of conversion and application of electric energy, and the core part of power control and power conversion process is power electronic devices. GaN quasi-vertical MOSFETs have the advantages of high input impedance, fast switching rate and less sensitivity to surface state traps, thus becoming the focus of current research. However, due to the low mobility of channel carriers, the on-resistance and loss are large. In this paper, the simulation of the re-grown channel GaN quasi-vertical MOSFETs proves that the structure can effectively solve the problem of low channel carrier mobility. Then, the structure of the re-grown channel GaN quasi-vertical MOSFETs is improved to optimize the carrier distribution in the source region and drift region. In the source region, the current conduction path of source region is effectively shortened by etching the Al2O3 below the metal cap of the source electrode; in the drift region, a layer of carrier distribution layer is inserted below the gate electrode to make the carrier distribution in the drift region more uniform. A new re-grown channel GaN quasi-vertical MOSFET with a threshold voltage of 2.3V was designed, with specifications of on-resistance as low as 1.8mΩ·cm2 and breakdown voltage as high as 1053V.