Carbon-Nanotube/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ Heterojunction PIN Diodes

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Main Authors: Ellis, Hunter D., Li, Botong, Xie, Haoyu, Fan, Jichao, Rahaman, Imteaz, Gao, Weilu, Fu, Kai
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author Ellis, Hunter D.
Li, Botong
Xie, Haoyu
Fan, Jichao
Rahaman, Imteaz
Gao, Weilu
Fu, Kai
author_facet Ellis, Hunter D.
Li, Botong
Xie, Haoyu
Fan, Jichao
Rahaman, Imteaz
Gao, Weilu
Fu, Kai
contents $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ is gaining attention as a promising semiconductor for next-generation high-power, high-efficiency, and high-temperature electronic devices, thanks to its exceptional material properties. However, challenges such as the lack of viable p-type doping have hindered its full potential, particularly in the development of ambipolar devices. This work introduces a novel heterojunction diode (HD) that combines p-type carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with i/n-type $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ to overcome these limitations. For the first time, a CNT/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ hetero-p-n-junction diode is fabricated. Compared to a traditional Schottky barrier diode (SBD) with the same $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ epilayer, the CNT/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ HD demonstrates significant improvements, including a higher rectifying ratio ($1.2 \times 10^{11}$), a larger turn-on voltage (1.96 V), a drastically reduced leakage current at temperatures up to 300 °C, and a 26.7% increase in breakdown voltage. Notably, the CNT/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ HD exhibits a low ideality factor of 1.02, signifying an ideal interface between the materials. These results underline the potential of CNT/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ heterojunctions for electronic applications, offering a promising solution to current limitations in $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$-based devices.
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spellingShingle Carbon-Nanotube/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ Heterojunction PIN Diodes
Ellis, Hunter D.
Li, Botong
Xie, Haoyu
Fan, Jichao
Rahaman, Imteaz
Gao, Weilu
Fu, Kai
Applied Physics
Materials Science
$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ is gaining attention as a promising semiconductor for next-generation high-power, high-efficiency, and high-temperature electronic devices, thanks to its exceptional material properties. However, challenges such as the lack of viable p-type doping have hindered its full potential, particularly in the development of ambipolar devices. This work introduces a novel heterojunction diode (HD) that combines p-type carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with i/n-type $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ to overcome these limitations. For the first time, a CNT/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ hetero-p-n-junction diode is fabricated. Compared to a traditional Schottky barrier diode (SBD) with the same $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ epilayer, the CNT/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ HD demonstrates significant improvements, including a higher rectifying ratio ($1.2 \times 10^{11}$), a larger turn-on voltage (1.96 V), a drastically reduced leakage current at temperatures up to 300 °C, and a 26.7% increase in breakdown voltage. Notably, the CNT/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ HD exhibits a low ideality factor of 1.02, signifying an ideal interface between the materials. These results underline the potential of CNT/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ heterojunctions for electronic applications, offering a promising solution to current limitations in $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$-based devices.
title Carbon-Nanotube/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ Heterojunction PIN Diodes
topic Applied Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22123