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A Modulation-Doped Field-Effect Transistor (MODFET) structure realized in InGaN-GaN material system is presented for the first time. An analytical model predicting the transport characteristics of the proposed MODFET structure is given in detail. Electron energy levels inside and outside the quantum well channel of the MODFET are evaluated. The two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) density in the channel is calculated by self-consistently solving Schrödinger and Poisson's equations simultaneously. Analytical results of the current-voltage and transconductance characteristics are presented. The unity-current gain cutoff frequency (f T) of the proposed device is computed as a function of the gate voltage V G . The results are compared well with experimental f T value of a GaN/AlGaN HFET device. By scaling the gate length down to 0.25 μm the proposed InGaN-GaN MODFET can be operated up to about 80GHz. It is shown in this paper that InGaN-GaN system has small degradation in f T as the operating temperature is increased from 300°K to 400°K.
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Islam, S.K., Jain, F.C., Zhao, G. et al. Design and Analysis of InGaN-GaN Modulation Doped Field-Effect Transistors (MODFETs) for Over 60 GHz Operation. International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves 19, 1633–1647 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021711009335
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