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npn AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) fabricated using an Si-implant to form the subcollector followed by MOCVD growth of the remaining structure are demonstrated. The common emitter current gain of large test devices is ~50 at a collector current density of 1.9 × 103 A/cm2. The base-collector and emitter-base current ideality factors are 1.08 and 1.26, respectively. Co-implantation with Se reduced the subcollector sheet resistance to 13 Ω/□. Patterning of this implanted subcollector will result in a significant reduction of extrinsic base-collector capacitance (Cbc).
Inspec keywords: heterojunction bipolar transistors; capacitance; current density; gallium arsenide; aluminium compounds; silicon; vapour phase epitaxial growth; ion implantation; III-V semiconductors
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Subjects: Epitaxial growth; Semiconductor doping; Bipolar transistors