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  1. arXiv:2608.12797  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Vertical Gallium Oxide Isolated Source Electrode Field Effect Transistors (ISEFET) Without Planarization or Mid-Gap Acceptor Blocking Layers

    Authors: Akilesh Srikanth, Md Saklain Morshed, Chandan Joishi, Ahmad E. Islam, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We propose and demonstrate the first vertical Gallium oxide device architecture without the use of planarization etch back processes or mid-gap acceptor regions. The Isolated Source Electrode Field Effect Transistor (ISEFET) incorporates a dielectric blocking layer to access an isolated source pad extending from the top fin metal. Scaled multi-fin channels were formed by electron beam lithography… ▽ More

    Submitted 13 August, 2026; originally announced August 2026.

    Comments: 11 pages, 5 figures

  2. arXiv:2606.02954  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    AlN Gate Interlayer for UWBG AlGaN Transistors with Breakdown Field >6.9 MV/cm and PFOM >1.8 GW/cm2

    Authors: Seungheon Shin, Jonathan Pratt, Joe McGlone, Yinxuan Zhu, Brianna A. Klein, Andrew Armstrong, Andrew A. Allerman, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report the demonstration of regrown epitaxial AlN gate interlayers with ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) AlGaN polarization-graded field effect transistors (PolFETs). The introduction of the epitaxial AlN gate interlayer enables significant improvement in breakdown strength, with average breakdown field exceeding 6.94 MV/cm, which represents state-of-the-art for lateral field effect transistors, while… ▽ More

    Submitted 1 June, 2026; originally announced June 2026.

    Comments: 10 pages, 9 figures

  3. arXiv:2604.06372  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    High Breakdown Field Multi-kV UWBG AlGaN Transistors

    Authors: Seungheon Shin, Kyle Liddy, Jon Pratt, Can Cao, Yinxuan Zhu, Brianna A. Klein, Andrew Armstrong, Andrew A. Allerman, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We demonstrate high-performance UWBG AlGaN PolFETs exhibiting a state-of-the-art combination of nearly 1 A/mm on-state current (~ 960 mA/mm) and large breakdown field (> 4.8 MV/cm) in high carrier density (1.15 x 1013 cm-2). Multi-kV robustness is successfully demonstrated exhibiting 1.28 and 2.17 kV by utilizing a gate-connected field plate structures in 3.9 and 6.8 μm LGD, corresponding to the e… ▽ More

    Submitted 7 April, 2026; originally announced April 2026.

    Comments: 11 pages, 9 figures, supplementary materials

  4. arXiv:2603.26958  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.optics

    Electrostatic Effects of Self Trapped Holes in Gallium Oxide Devices

    Authors: Nathan Wriedt, Joe McGlone, Davide Orlandini, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: Gallium oxide is an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor with exceptional properties for power electronics and UV-C optoelectronics, but its behavior under illumination remains poorly understood. In this work, we investigate how optically generated self-trapped holes influence electrostatics and current conduction in gallium oxide devices. Using a vertical Schottky photodiode with a semi-transparent N… ▽ More

    Submitted 27 March, 2026; originally announced March 2026.

    Comments: 11 pages, 7 figures

  5. arXiv:2602.18736  [pdf, ps, other

    physics.app-ph

    Extremely Low Thermal Resistance Architectures for AlxGaN1-x Semiconductor Devices

    Authors: Kidus Guye, Davide Orlandini, Seungheon Shin, Andy Allerman, Damena Agonafer, Siddharth Rajan, Samuel Graham

    Abstract: Next-generation high-power radio-frequency (RF) devices increasingly demand transistors that operate efficiently with high gain at high frequencies. High-aluminum-content ultra-wide-bandgap (UWBG) AlGaN alloys have shown great potential for enabling such high-frequency RF technologies. However, the widespread adoption of AlGaN-based RF devices is limited by thermal-management challenges arising fr… ▽ More

    Submitted 21 February, 2026; originally announced February 2026.

    Journal ref: Adv. Electron. Mater. (2026)

  6. arXiv:2602.15066  [pdf, ps, other

    physics.soc-ph cs.MA

    Social Contagion and Bank Runs: An Agent-Based Model with LLM Depositors

    Authors: Chris Ruano, Shreshth Rajan

    Abstract: Digital banking and online communication have made modern bank runs faster and more networked than the canonical queue-at-the-branch setting. While equilibrium models explain why strategic complementarities generate run risk, they offer limited guidance on how beliefs synchronize and propagate in real time. We develop a process-based agent-based model that makes the information and coordination la… ▽ More

    Submitted 13 February, 2026; originally announced February 2026.

  7. arXiv:2512.18107  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Scaled Ultra-Wide Bandgap AlGaN Polarization-Graded FET with Ultra-thin Buffer Layer

    Authors: Yinxuan Zhu, Ashley Wissel-Garcia, Kidus Guye, Chandan Joishi, Can Cao, Seungheon Shin, Kyle Liddy, Emils G. B. Jurcik, Agnes Maneesha Dominic Merwin Xavier, Andrew A. Allerman, Brianna A. Klein, Andrew Amrstrong, James S. Speck, Samuel Graham, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report on the design and demonstration of ultra-wide bandgap AlGaN polarization-graded field effect transistors with ultra-thin channels to enable excellent current density and high-frequency performance while significantly reducing thermal resistance. We use polarization-graded AlGaN layers and ultra-thin pseudomorphic AlGaN buffer layers to enable low thermal resistance and excellent structur… ▽ More

    Submitted 19 December, 2025; originally announced December 2025.

  8. arXiv:2512.18103  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Ultra-Wide Bandgap AlGaN Heterostructure Field Effect Transistors with Current Gain Cutoff Frequency Above 85 GHz

    Authors: Yinxuan Zhu, Andrew A. Allerman, Ashley Wissel-Garcia, Seungheon Shin, Jon Pratt, Can Cao, Kyle J. Liddy, James S. Speck, Brianna A. Klein, Andrew Armstrong, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report the design and demonstration of ultra-wide-bandgap (UWBG) AlGaN polarization-graded field-effect transistors (PolFETs) that achieve a current-gain cutoff frequency above 85 GHz and a current density exceeding 1.3 A/mm. Ultra-thin channel and buffer layers were grown epitaxially on AlN substrates, and a reverse-graded AlGaN contact layer was incorporated to reduce the contact resistance t… ▽ More

    Submitted 19 December, 2025; originally announced December 2025.

  9. arXiv:2509.15715  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph

    Barrier Electrostatics and Contact Engineering for Ultra-Wide Bandgap AlGaN HFETs

    Authors: Seungheon Shin, Can Cao, Jon Pratt, Yinxuan Zhu, Brianna A. Klein, Andrew Armstrong, Andrew A. Allerman, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) AlGaN heterostructure field-effect transistors (HFETs) exhibiting a high breakdown field (> 5.3 MV/cm) and a low contact resistance (~1.55 Ωmm), tailored for high-power radiofrequency applications. A split-doped barrier architecture, employing two distinct doping concentrations, is shown to enhance both the breakdown field and contact resistance. This design ena… ▽ More

    Submitted 23 September, 2025; v1 submitted 19 September, 2025; originally announced September 2025.

    Comments: 11 pages, 10 figures

  10. arXiv:2505.05290  [pdf, other

    physics.bio-ph cond-mat.soft physics.optics

    SmartTrap: Automated Precision Experiments with Optical Tweezers

    Authors: Martin Selin, Antonio Ciarlo, Giuseppe Pesce, Lars Bengtsson, Joan Camunas-Soler, Vinoth Sundar Rajan, Fredrik Westerlund, L. Marcus Wilhelmsson, Isabel Pastor, Felix Ritort, Steven B. Smith, Carlos Bustamante, Giovanni Volpe

    Abstract: There is a trend in research towards more automation using smart systems powered by artificial intelligence. While experiments are often challenging to automate, they can greatly benefit from automation by reducing labor and increasing reproducibility. For example, optical tweezers are widely employed in single-molecule biophysics, cell biomechanics, and soft matter physics, but they still… ▽ More

    Submitted 8 May, 2025; originally announced May 2025.

    Comments: 23 pages, 12 figures

  11. arXiv:2504.12685  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph

    High Breakdown Electric Field (> 5 MV/cm) in UWBG AlGaN Transistors

    Authors: Seungheon Shin, Hridibrata Pal, Jon Pratt, John Niroula, Yinxuan Zhu, Chandan Joishi, Brianna A. Klein, Andrew Armstrong, Andrew A. Allerman, Tomás Palacios, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report on the design and demonstration of ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) AlGaN-channel metal-insulator heterostructure field effect transistors (HEFTs) for high-power, high-frequency applications. We find that the integration of gate dielectrics and field plates greatly improves the breakdown field in these devices, with state-of-art average breakdown field of 5.3 MV/cm (breakdown voltage > 260 V) w… ▽ More

    Submitted 17 April, 2025; v1 submitted 17 April, 2025; originally announced April 2025.

    Comments: 14 pages, 10 figures

  12. arXiv:2504.01291  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph

    Energy Bands and Breakdown Characteristics in Al2O3/UWBG AlGaN Heterostructures

    Authors: Seungheon Shin, Kyle Liddy, Yinxuan Zhu, Chandan Joishi, Brianna A. Klein, Andrew Armstrong, Andrew A. Allerman, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report on energy bands and breakdown characteristics of Al2O3 dielectrics on ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) AlGaN heterostructures. Metal-dielectric-semiconductor structures are important to sustain high fields needed for future high-performance UWBG transistors. Using systematic experiments, we determined the fixed charge density (> 1013 cm-2), the dielectric/interface, and electric fields in the o… ▽ More

    Submitted 17 April, 2025; v1 submitted 1 April, 2025; originally announced April 2025.

    Comments: 12 pages, 7 figures, and 3 tables

  13. arXiv:2502.21302  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Impact of Quantum Well Thickness on Efficiency Loss in InGaN/GaN LEDs: Challenges for Thin-Well Designs

    Authors: Xuefeng Li, Nick Pant, Sheikh Ifatur Rahman, Rob Armitage, Siddharth Rajan, Emmanouil Kioupakis, Daniel Feezell

    Abstract: We investigate the impact of quantum well (QW) thickness on efficiency loss in c-plane InGaN/GaN LEDs using a small-signal electroluminescence (SSEL) technique. Multiple mechanisms related to efficiency loss are independently examined, including injection efficiency, carrier density vs. current density relationship, phase space filling (PSF), quantum confined stark effect (QCSE), and Coulomb enhan… ▽ More

    Submitted 28 February, 2025; originally announced February 2025.

    Comments: 15 pages, 6 figures

  14. arXiv:2501.10628  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    Electrical and Structural Properties of In-Situ MOCVD Grown Al$_2$O$_3$/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ and Al$_2$O$_3$/$β$-(Al$_x$Ga$_{1-x}$)$_2$O$_3$ MOSCAPs

    Authors: A F M Anhar Uddin Bhuiyan, Lingyu Meng, Dong Su Yu, Sushovan Dhara, Hsien-Lien Huang, Vijay Gopal Thirupakuzi Vangipuram, Jinwoo Hwang, Siddharth Rajan, Hongping Zhao

    Abstract: This study investigates the electrical and structural properties of MOSCAPs with in-situ MOCVD-grown Al$_2$O$_3$ dielectrics on (010) $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ and $β$-(Al$_x$Ga$_{1-x}$)$_2$O$_3$ films. The Al$_2$O$_3$/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ MOSCAPs showed a strong dependence on Al$_2$O$_3$ deposition temperature. At 900$^\circ$C, reduced voltage hysteresis ($\sim$0.3 V) and improved reverse breakdown voltage (74.… ▽ More

    Submitted 22 May, 2025; v1 submitted 17 January, 2025; originally announced January 2025.

    Journal ref: J. Appl. Phys. 137, 174101 (2025)

  15. arXiv:2408.14363  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Selective-injection GaN Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors with 275 kA/cm$^2$ Current Density

    Authors: Zhanbo Xia, Chandan Joishi, Shahadat H. Sohel, Andy Xie, Edward Beam, Yu Cao, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We design and demonstrate selective injection GaN heterojunction bipolar transistors that utilize a patterned base for selective injection of electrons from the emitter. The design maneuvers minority carrier injection through a thin p-GaN base region, while the majority carrier holes for base current are injected from thick p-GaN regions adjacent to the thin p-GaN base. The design is realized usin… ▽ More

    Submitted 26 August, 2024; originally announced August 2024.

  16. arXiv:2407.17607  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    Active Interface Characteristics of Heterogeneously Integrated GaAsSb/Si Photodiodes

    Authors: Manisha Muduli, Yongkang Xia, Seunghyun Lee, Nathan Gajowski, Chris Chae, Siddharth Rajan, Jinwoo Hwang, Shamsul Arafin, Sanjay Krishna

    Abstract: There is increased interest in the heterogeneous integration of various compound semiconductors with Si for a variety of electronic and photonic applications. This paper focuses on integrating GaAsSb (with absorption in the C-band at 1550nm) with silicon to fabricate photodiodes, leveraging epitaxial layer transfer (ELT) methods. Two ELT techniques, epitaxial lift-off (ELO) and macro-transfer prin… ▽ More

    Submitted 26 July, 2024; v1 submitted 24 July, 2024; originally announced July 2024.

    Comments: 14 pages, 5 figures, Pages 15-16 supplementary information

  17. arXiv:2404.05095  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Tunnel Junction-Enabled Monolithically Integrated GaN Micro-Light Emitting Transistor

    Authors: Sheikh Ifatur Rahman, Mohammad Awwad, Chandan Joishi, Zane-Jamal Eddine, Brendan Gunning, Andrew Armstrong, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: GaN/InGaN microLEDs are a very promising technology for next generation displays. Switching control transistors and their integration are key components in achieving high-performance, efficient displays. Monolithic integration of microLEDs with GaN switching devices provides an opportunity to control microLED output power with capacitive (voltage) control rather than current controlled schemes. Th… ▽ More

    Submitted 29 May, 2024; v1 submitted 7 April, 2024; originally announced April 2024.

  18. arXiv:2404.04995  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Design and Simulation of a III-Nitride Light Emitting Transistor

    Authors: Mohammad Awwad, Sheikh Ifatur Rahman, Chandan Joishi, Betty Lise Anderson, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: This paper describes the design and characteristics of monolithically integrated three-terminal gated III-Nitride light emitting diodes (LEDs) devices. The impact of channel doping and thickness on the voltage penalty of the transistor-LED hybrid device is analyzed, and it is shown that with appropriate design, low voltage drop can be realized across integrated gated LED structures. The impact of… ▽ More

    Submitted 7 April, 2024; originally announced April 2024.

  19. arXiv:2310.03886  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    Demonstration of a monocrystalline GaAs-$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ p-n heterojunction

    Authors: Jie Zhou, Moheb Sheikhi, Ashok Dheenan, Haris Abbasi, Jiarui Gong, Yang Liu, Carolina Adamo, Patrick Marshall, Nathan Wriedt, Clincy Cheung, Shuoyang Qiu, Tien Khee Ng, Qiaoqiang Gan, Vincent Gambin, Boon S. Ooi, Siddharth Rajan, Zhenqiang Ma

    Abstract: In this work, we report the fabrication and characterizations of a monocrystalline GaAs/$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ p-n heterojunction by employing semiconductor grafting technology. The heterojunction was created by lifting off and transfer printing a p-type GaAs single crystal nanomembrane to an Al$_2$O$_3$-coated n-type$β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ epitaxial substrate. The resultant heterojunction diodes exhibit remarka… ▽ More

    Submitted 5 October, 2023; originally announced October 2023.

    Comments: 14 pages, 5 figures

  20. arXiv:2309.09886  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Selective injection AlGaN/GaN heterojunction bipolar transistors with patterned regrown base contacts

    Authors: Chandan Joishi, Sheikh Ifatur Rahman, Zhanbo Xia, Shahadat H. Sohel, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We demonstrate graded AlGaN/GaN heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) with selective injection of minority carriers across a p-GaN base and patterned regrown base contacts. The selective injection design regulates minority carrier transport under emitter-base forward bias through a thin base region, while thick and highly doped p$^+$ GaN regrown layers patterned alongside the thin base regions… ▽ More

    Submitted 18 September, 2023; originally announced September 2023.

  21. arXiv:2308.06575  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    Initial demonstration of AlGaAs-GaAsP-beta-Ga2O3 n-p-n double heterojunctions

    Authors: Jie Zhou, Ashok Dheenan, Jiarui Gong, Carolina Adamo, Patrick Marshall, Moheb Sheikhi, Tsung-Han Tsai, Nathan Wriedt, Clincy Cheung, Shuoyang Qiu, Tien Khee Ng, Qiaoqiang Gan, Gambin Vincent, Boon S. Ooi, Siddharth Rajan, Zhenqiang Ma

    Abstract: Beta phase gallium oxides, an ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor, has great potential for future power and RF electronics applications but faces challenges in bipolar device applications due to the lack of p-type dopants. In this work, we demonstrate monocrystalline AlGaAs_GaAsP_beta phase gallium oxides n-p-n double-heterojunctions, synthesized using semiconductor grafting technology. By transfer pr… ▽ More

    Submitted 14 August, 2023; v1 submitted 12 August, 2023; originally announced August 2023.

    Comments: 12 pages, 4 figures

  22. arXiv:2308.05661  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Demonstration of Multi-Active Region P-down Green LEDs with High Quantum Efficiency

    Authors: Sheikh Ifatur Rahman, Robert Armitage, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: Longer wavelength emitters such as green LEDs display a pronounced efficiency drop at higher current densities, resulting in relatively low wall-plug efficiency. Multi-active region approach can improve the wall-plug efficiency significantly and tackle the green gap challenge. This work reports multi-active region p-down LEDs with high external efficiency operating entirely in the green wavelength… ▽ More

    Submitted 10 October, 2023; v1 submitted 10 August, 2023; originally announced August 2023.

  23. arXiv:2303.06231  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph

    Anisotropic excitonic photocurrent in $β$-Ga$_{2}$O$_{3}$

    Authors: Darpan Verma, Md Mohsinur Rahman Adnan, Sushovan Dhara, Chris Sturm, Siddharth Rajan, Roberto C. Myers

    Abstract: Polarization dependent photocurrent spectra are measured on a (001) $β$-Ga$_{2}$O$_{3}$ Schottky photodetector, where the linear polarization of light is rotated within the ab plane. Three spectral peaks at 4.92 eV, 5.15 eV, and 5.44 eV are observed that vary in intensity with the optical polarization direction. The peak transition energies are consistent with excitons previously reported in $β$-G… ▽ More

    Submitted 10 March, 2023; originally announced March 2023.

    Comments: 15 pages, 1 table, and 4 figure

    Journal ref: Phys. Rev. Materials 7, L061601 (2023)

  24. arXiv:2303.04870  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ Trench Schottky Diodes by Novel Low-Damage Ga-Flux Etching

    Authors: Sushovan Dhara, Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal, Ashok Dheenan, Sheikh Ifatur Rahman, Chandan Joishi, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3… ▽ More

    Submitted 8 March, 2023; originally announced March 2023.

    Comments: 10 pages, 5 figures

  25. arXiv:2211.05704  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Simulation of GaN-Based Light Emitting Diodes Incorporating Composition Fluctuation Effects

    Authors: Sheikh Ifatur Rahman, Zane Jamal-Eddine, Zhanbo Xia, Mohammad Awwad, Rob Armitage, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: III-Nitride light emitting diodes (LEDs) are widely used in a range of high efficiency lighting and display applications, which have enabled significant energy savings in the last decade. Despite the wide application of GaN LEDs, transport mechanisms across InGaN/GaN heterostructures in these devices are not well-explained. Fixed polarization sheet charges at InGaN/GaN interfaces lead to large int… ▽ More

    Submitted 10 November, 2022; originally announced November 2022.

  26. arXiv:2105.09503  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph

    Planar and 3-dimensional damage free etching of $β$-Ga2O3 using atomic gallium flux

    Authors: Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal, Andreas Fiedler, Sushovan Dhara, Mohammad Wahidur Rahman, Taeyoung Kim, Zhanbo Xia, Zane Jamal Eddine, Ashok Dheenan, Mark Brenner, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: In-situ etching using Ga flux in an ultra-high vacuum environment like MBE is introduced as a method to make high aspect ratio 3 dimensional structures in $β$-Ga2O3. Etching of $β$-Ga2O3 due to excess Ga adatoms on the epilayer surface had been viewed as non-ideal for epitaxial growth especially since it results in plateauing and lowering of growth rate. In this study, we use this well-known react… ▽ More

    Submitted 26 July, 2021; v1 submitted 20 May, 2021; originally announced May 2021.

  27. arXiv:2006.02349  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    Electrostatic Engineering using Extreme Permittivity Materials for Ultra-wide Bandgap Semiconductor Transistors

    Authors: Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal, Zixuan Feng, A F M Anhar Uddin Bhuiyan, Zhanbo Xia, Joe F. McGlone, Wyatt Moore, Aaron R. Arehart, Steven A. Ringel, Hongping Zhao, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: The performance of ultra-wide band gap materials like $β$-Ga$_\mathrm{2}$O$_\mathrm{3}$ is critically dependent on achieving high average electric fields within the active region of the device. In this report, we show that high-k gate dielectrics like BaTiO$_\mathrm{3}$ can provide an efficient field management strategy by improving the uniformity of electric field profile in the gate-drain region… ▽ More

    Submitted 3 June, 2020; originally announced June 2020.

  28. arXiv:2004.13089  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    Probing charge transport and background doping in MOCVD grown (010) $β$-Ga$_{2}$O$_{3}$

    Authors: Zixuan Feng, A F M Anhar Uddin Bhuiyan, Zhanbo Xia, Wyatt Moore, Zhaoying Chen, Joe F. McGlone, David R. Daughton, Aaron R. Arehart, Steven A. Ringel, Siddharth Rajan, Hongping Zhao

    Abstract: A new record-high room temperature electron Hall mobility ($μ_{RT} = 194\space cm^{2}/V\space s$ at $n\sim 8\times 10^{15}\space cm^{-3}$) for $β$-Ga2O3 is demonstrated in the unintentionally doped thin film grown on (010) semi-insulating substrate via metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). A peak electron mobility of $\sim 9500\space cm^{2}/V\space s$ is achieved at 45 K. Further investi… ▽ More

    Submitted 27 April, 2020; originally announced April 2020.

    Comments: 19 pages, 5 figures

  29. arXiv:2004.10440  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph

    Deep-recessed $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ delta-doped field effect transistors with in situ epitaxial passivation

    Authors: Chandan Joishi, Zhanbo Xia, John S. Jamison, Shahadat H. Sohel, Roberto C. Myers, Saurabh Lodha, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We introduce a deep-recessed gate architecture in $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ delta-doped field effect transistors for improvement in DC-RF dispersion and breakdown properties. The device design incorporates an unintentionally doped $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ layer as the passivation dielectric. To fabricate the device, the deep-recess geometry was developed using BCl$_3$ plasma based etching at ~5 W RIE to ensure minim… ▽ More

    Submitted 22 April, 2020; originally announced April 2020.

  30. arXiv:2001.03583  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci

    Local Electric Field Measurement in GaN Diodes by exciton Franz-Keldysh Photocurrent Spectroscopy

    Authors: Darpan Verma, Md Mohsinur Rahman Adnan, Mohammad Wahidur Rahman, Siddharth Rajan, Roberto C. Myers

    Abstract: The eXciton Franz-Keldysh (XFK) effect is observed in GaN p-n junction diodes via the spectral variation of photocurrent responsivity data that redshift and broaden with increasing reverse bias. Photocurrent spectra are quantitatively fit over a broad photon energy range to an XFK model using only a single fit parameter that determines the lineshape, the local bias ($V_{l}$), uniquely determining… ▽ More

    Submitted 1 April, 2020; v1 submitted 10 January, 2020; originally announced January 2020.

    Comments: 27 pages, 13 figures

    Journal ref: Appl. Phys. Lett. 116, 202102 (2020)

  31. arXiv:1911.02068  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph

    Metal$/BaTiO_{3}/β-Ga_{2}O_{3}$ Dielectric Heterojunction Diode with 5.7 MV/cm Breakdown Field

    Authors: Zhanbo Xia, Hareesh Chandrasekar, Wyatt Moore, Caiyu Wang, Aidan Lee, Joe McGlone, Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal, Aaron Arehart, Steven Ringel, Fengyuan Yang, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: Wide and ultra-wide band gap semiconductors can provide excellent performance due to their high energy band gap, which leads to breakdown electric fields that are more than an order of magnitude higher than conventional silicon electronics. In materials where p-type doping is not available, achieving this high breakdown field in a vertical diode or transistor is very challenging. We propose and de… ▽ More

    Submitted 5 November, 2019; originally announced November 2019.

  32. arXiv:1910.11521  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.other

    High electron density $β-(Al_{0.18}Ga_{0.82})_2O_3/Ga_2O_3$ modulation doping using ultra-thin (1 nm) spacer layer

    Authors: Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal, Zhanbo Xia, Joe Mcglone, Yumo Liu, Wyatt Moore, Aaron Arehart, Steve Ringel, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report on the design and demonstration of $β-(Al_{0.18}Ga_{0.82})_2O_3/Ga_2O_3$ modulation doped heterostructures to achieve high sheet charge density. The use of a thin spacer layer between the Si delta-doping and heterojunction interface was investigated in $β-(Al_{0.18}Ga_{0.82})_2O_3/Ga_2O_3$ modulation doped structures. We find that that this strategy enables higher 2DEG sheet charge densi… ▽ More

    Submitted 25 October, 2019; originally announced October 2019.

  33. arXiv:1910.02303  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Lateral Heterojunction BaTiO3/AlGaN Diodes with >8MV/cm Breakdown Field

    Authors: Towhidur Razzak, Hareesh Chandrasekar, Kamal Hussain, Choong Hee Lee, Abdullah Mamun, Hao Xue, Zhanbo Xia, Shahadat H. Sohel, Mohammad Wahidur Rahman, Sanyam Bajaj, Caiyu Wang, Wu Lu, Asif Khan, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: In this paper, we report enhanced breakdown characteristics of Pt/BaTiO3/Al0.58Ga0.42N lateral heterojunction diodes compared to Pt/Al0.58Ga0.42N Schottky diodes. BaTiO3, an extreme dielectric constant material, has been used, in this study, as dielectric material under the anode to significantly reduce the peak electric field at the anode edge of the heterojunction diode such that the observed av… ▽ More

    Submitted 5 October, 2019; originally announced October 2019.

  34. arXiv:1908.01101  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    Mechanism of Si doping in Plasma Assisted MBE Growth of \b{eta}-Ga2O3

    Authors: Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal, Zhanbo Xia, Joe McGlone, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Wyatt Moore, Mark Brenner, Aaron R. Arehart, Steven A. Ringel, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report on the origin of high Si flux observed during the use of Si as a doping source in plasma assisted MBE growth of \b{eta}-Ga2O3. We show on the basis of secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) analysis that Si flux is not limited by the vapor pressure of Si but by the formation of volatile SiO. The low sublimation energy of SiO leads to weak dependence of the SiO flux of Si cell temperature… ▽ More

    Submitted 2 August, 2019; originally announced August 2019.

    Comments: 7 pages (including reference), 3 figures

  35. arXiv:1906.10270  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.other

    Compositionally graded contact layers for MOCVD grown high Al-content AlGaN transistors

    Authors: Towhidur Razzak, Seongmo Hwang, Antwon Coleman, Hao Xue, Shahadat Hasan Sohel, Sanyam Bajaj, Yuewei Zhang, Wu Lu, Asif Khan, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: In this letter, we design and demonstrate an improved MOCVD grown reverse Al-composition graded contact layer to achieve low resistance contact to MOCVD grown ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) Al0.70Ga0.30N channel metal semiconductor field-effect transistors (MESFETs). Increasing the thickness of the reverse graded layer was found to improve contact layer resistance significantly, leading to contact resi… ▽ More

    Submitted 15 September, 2019; v1 submitted 24 June, 2019; originally announced June 2019.

    Journal ref: Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 043502 (2019)

  36. arXiv:1905.05112  [pdf

    cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph

    Velocity Saturation in La-doped BaSnO3 Thin Films

    Authors: Hareesh Chandrasekar, Junao Cheng, Tianshi Wang, Zhanbo Xia, Nicholas G. Combs, Christopher R. Freeze, Patrick B. Marshall, Joe McGlone, Aaron Arehart, Steven Ringel, Anderson Janotti, Susanne Stemmer, Wu Lu, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: BaSnO_{3}, a high mobility perovskite oxide, is an attractive material for oxide-based electronic devices. However, in addition to low-field mobility, high-field transport properties such as the saturation velocity of carriers play a major role in determining device performance. We report on the experimental measurement of electron saturation velocity in La-doped BaSnO_{3} thin films for a range o… ▽ More

    Submitted 3 August, 2019; v1 submitted 13 May, 2019; originally announced May 2019.

    Comments: 23 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables

    Journal ref: Appl. Phys. Lett. 115 , 092102 (2019)

  37. arXiv:1802.01574  [pdf

    physics.app-ph

    MBE grown Self-Powered \b{eta}-Ga2O3 MSM Deep-UV Photodetector

    Authors: Anamika Singh Pratiyush, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Sandeep Kumar, Zhanbo Xia, Rangarajan Muralidharan, Siddharth Rajan, Digbijoy N. Nath

    Abstract: We demonstrate self-powered \b{eta}-Ga2O3 deep-UV metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetectors (PD) with 0.5% external quantum efficiency (EQE) at zero bias. 150 nm thick (-201)-oriented epitaxial \b{eta}-Ga2O3-films were grown on c-plane sapphire using plasma-assisted MBE. Ni/Au and Ti/Au metal stacks were deposited as contacts to achieve asymmetric Schottky barrier heights in interdigitated fi… ▽ More

    Submitted 5 February, 2018; originally announced February 2018.

    Comments: 5 figures, 1 table

  38. arXiv:1706.09492  [pdf

    cond-mat.mes-hall physics.app-ph

    Modulation-doped beta-(Al0.2Ga0.8)2O3/Ga2O3 Field-Effect Transistor

    Authors: Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Zhanbo Xia, Chandan Joishi, Yuewei Zhang, Joe McGlone, Jared Johnson, Mark Brenner, Aaron R. Arehart, Jinwoo Hwang, Saurabh Lodha, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: Modulation-doped heterostructures are a key enabler for realizing high mobility and better scaling properties for high performance transistors. We report the realization of modulation-doped two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at beta(Al0.2Ga0.8)2O3/ Ga2O3 heterojunction using silicon delta doping. The formation of a 2DEG was confirmed using capacitance voltage measurements. A modulation-doped 2DEG… ▽ More

    Submitted 28 June, 2017; originally announced June 2017.

  39. arXiv:1705.08414  [pdf

    physics.app-ph cond-mat.mes-hall

    Reflective Metal/Semiconductor Tunnel Junctions for Hole Injection in AlGaN UV LEDs

    Authors: Yuewei Zhang, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Fatih Akyol, Jared M. Johnson, Andrew A. Allerman, Michael W. Moseley, Andrew M. Armstrong, Jinwoo Hwang, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: In this work, we investigate the use of nanoscale polarization engineering to achieve efficient hole injection from metals to ultra-wide band gap AlGaN, and we show that UV-reflective aluminum (Al) layers can be used for hole injection into p-AlGaN. The dependence of tunneling on the work function of the metal was investigated, and it was found that highly reflective Al metal layers can enable eff… ▽ More

    Submitted 19 May, 2017; originally announced May 2017.

  40. arXiv:1702.06584  [pdf

    cond-mat.mes-hall physics.ins-det

    Delta-doped Beta- Gallium Oxide Field Effect Transistor

    Authors: Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Zhanbo Xia, Sanyam Bajaj, Mark Brenner, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We report silicon delta doping in Gallium Oxide (\b{eta}-Ga2O3) grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy using a shutter pulsing technique. We describe growth procedures that can be used to realize high Si incorporation in an oxidizing oxygen plasma environment. Delta doping was used to realize thin (12 nm) low-resistance layers with sheet resistance of 320 Ohm/square (mobility of 83 cm^2/V… ▽ More

    Submitted 18 February, 2017; originally announced February 2017.

    Comments: 5 figures

  41. arXiv:1609.06240  [pdf

    cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.ins-det physics.optics

    Design of P-Type Cladding Layers for Tunnel-Injected UVA Light Emitting Diodes

    Authors: Yuewei Zhang, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Fatih Akyol, Andrew A. Allerman, Michael W. Moseley, Andrew M. Armstrong, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: We discuss the engineering of p-AlGaN cladding layers for achieving efficient tunnel-injected III-Nitride ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) in the UV-A spectral range. We show that capacitance-voltage measurements can be used to estimate the compensation and doping in p-AlGaN layers located between the multi-quantum well region and the tunnel junction layer. By increasing the p-type dopi… ▽ More

    Submitted 17 August, 2016; originally announced September 2016.

    Comments: 9 pages, 5 figures

  42. arXiv:1606.00509  [pdf

    physics.ins-det cond-mat.mes-hall

    High Current Density 2D/3D Esaki Tunnel Diodes

    Authors: Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Edwin W. Lee II, Choong Hee Lee, Yuewei Zhang, William D. McCulloch, Jared M. Johnson, Jinwoo Hwang, Yiying Wu, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: The integration of two-dimensional materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides with bulk semiconductors offer interesting opportunities for 2D/3D heterojunction-based novel device structures without any constraints of lattice matching. By exploiting the favorable band alignment at the GaN/MoS2 heterojunction, an Esaki interband tunnel diode is demonstrated by transferring large area, Nb-dop… ▽ More

    Submitted 1 June, 2016; originally announced June 2016.

  43. arXiv:1511.04438  [pdf

    physics.ins-det

    Simulation of Enhancement Mode GaN HEMTs with Threshold > 5 V using P-type Buffer

    Authors: Sanyam Bajaj, Fatih Akyol, Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Ting-Hsiang Hung, Siddharth Rajan

    Abstract: A high threshold voltage enhancement-mode GaN HEMT with p-type doped buffer is discussed and simulated. Analytical expressions are derived to explain the role of buffer capacitance in designing and enhancing threshold voltage. Simulations of the proposed device with p-type buffer show threshold voltages above 5 V, and a positive shift in threshold voltage as the oxide capacitance is reduced, thus… ▽ More

    Submitted 12 November, 2015; originally announced November 2015.

    Comments: 6 pages, 7 figures

  44. arXiv:physics/0603153  [pdf

    physics.comp-ph

    Generalization of the Atkinson-Wilcox Theorem and the Development of a Novel Scaled Boundary Finite Element Formulation for the Numerical Simulation of Electromagnetic Radiation

    Authors: V. S. Prasanna Rajan

    Abstract: The Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method is a novel semi-analytical method jointly developed by Chongmin Song and John P Wolf to solve problems in elastodynamics and allied problems in civil engineering. This novel method has been recently reformulated for the following categories of problems in electromagnetics: (1) Determination of Eigen values of metallic cavity structures, 2) Full wave anal… ▽ More

    Submitted 1 June, 2006; v1 submitted 19 March, 2006; originally announced March 2006.

    Comments: An enhanced explanation of the numerical implementation of the novel method for a loop antenna is described in detail in the corrected version

  45. arXiv:physics/0210079  [pdf

    physics.comp-ph

    Application of the Covariant projection finite elements in the E field formulation for wave guide analysis

    Authors: V. S. Prasanna Rajan, K. C. James Raju

    Abstract: The use of covariant projection finite elements in the efficient 3-D vector finite element analysis of wave guide is presented.

    Submitted 19 October, 2002; originally announced October 2002.

  46. arXiv:physics/0210078  [pdf

    physics.comp-ph

    Divergence Condition for the novel Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method in Computational Electromagnetics

    Authors: V. S. Prasanna Rajan, K. C. James Raju

    Abstract: The divergence condition is reformulated in the scaled boundary coordinates so as to prevent the spurious solutions in the finite element formulation.

    Submitted 19 October, 2002; originally announced October 2002.

  47. arXiv:physics/0210077  [pdf

    physics.comp-ph

    A Novel Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method in Computational Electromagnetics

    Authors: V. S. Prasanna Rajan, K. C. James Raju

    Abstract: A Novel Scaled boundary finite element method, initially developed in Civil Engineering, is reformulated for solving boundary value problems in computational electromagnetics.

    Submitted 19 October, 2002; originally announced October 2002.