GaN/Gr (2D)/Si (3D) Combined High-Performance Hot Electron Transistors

作者：Can Zou, Zixuan Zhao, Mingjun Xu, Xingfu Wang, Qing Liu, Kai Chen, Longfei He, Fangliang Gao, Shuti Li · 发表于：ACS Nano · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1021/acsnano.2c12435 · 被引用次数：15 · 研究领域：Graphene research and applications、GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials、2D Materials and Applications

To overcome the problem of minority carrier storage time in bipolar transistors, a hot electron transistor (HET) has been proposed. This device has the advantage of high working speed and some complex logic functions can be completed by using one component. Here, we demonstrate a mixed-dimensional HET composed of GaN/AlN microwires, graphene (Gr), and Si. The electrons between GaN/AlN are injected into graphene by an F-N tunneling mechanism to achieve high speed hot electrons, then cross graphene by ballistic transport, and are collected in a nearly lossless manner through a low-barrier Si. Therefore, the device shows a record DC gain of 16.2, a collection efficiency close to the limit of 99.9% based on the graphene hot electron transistor (GHET), an emitter current density of about 68.7 A/cm 2, and a high on/off current ratio reaching ∼10 7 . Meanwhile, the current saturation range is wide, beyond those of most GHETs. It has potential applications as a power amplifier.