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| العنوان: |
Effects of fast and thermal neutron irradiation on Ga-polar and N-polar GaN diodes. |
| المؤلفون: |
Mirkhosravi, F., Rashidi, A., Elshafiey, A. T., Gallagher, J., Abedi, Z., Ahn, K., Lintereur, A., Mace, E. K., Scarpulla, M. A., Feezell, D. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Applied Physics; 1/7/2023, Vol. 133 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
NEUTRON irradiation, FAST neutrons, THERMAL neutrons, RADIATION tolerance, SCHOTTKY barrier diodes, DIODES, PARTICLE accelerators |
| مستخلص: |
Studies of the radiation tolerance and electrical behavior of gallium nitride (GaN) based devices are important for the next generation of high-power and high-voltage electronics that may be subjected to harsh environments such as nuclear reactor and fusion facilities, particle accelerators, and post-denotation environments. In this work, we study the behavior of Ga-polar and N-polar GaN Schottky diodes before and after exposure to fast and thermal + fast neutrons. Temperature-dependent current–voltage (I–V) and circular transmission line method (CTLM) measurements were used to study the electrical characteristics. A strong reduction in reverse leakage current and an increase in differential resistance in forward bias were observed after neutron irradiation. Thermionic emission (TE), Frenkel–Poole (FP) emission, and Fowler–Nordheim (FN) tunneling models were used to explain the forward and reverse I–V characteristics pre- and post-irradiation. The study confirms that Ga-polar and N-polar GaN Schottky diodes exhibit different electrical responses to fast and thermal neutron irradiations. The reverse bias characteristics of N-polar diodes are less affected after the fast neutron irradiation compared to Ga-polar diodes, while in the forward bias region, the electrical behavior after fast and thermal neutron irradiations is similar in Ga-polar and N-polar diodes. The results indicate that the role of orientation should be considered in the design of GaN-based radiation-tolerant electronics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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