Influence of field plate terminal on the electric field distribution and breakdown characteristics of diamond SBD

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Abstract

Numerical simulation model of field plate termination diamond Schottky barrier diode(SBD) was established in this paper, the influence of the field plate length L, insulating layer thickness TOX, substrate doping concentration NB, and the structure shape of the field plate on the electric field distribution inside the device and the influence of breakdown voltage of diamond SBD were numerical simulated by Silvaco device simulation tools ATLAS. The results of numerical simulation were analyzed and explained physically. The breakdown voltage increases with the increasing length of the field plate within the range of 0.0 to 0.2 μm when TOX=0.4 μm and NB=1015 cm-3, and decreases when L>0.2 μm. The breakdown voltage increases with the increasing of insulating layer thickness TOX within the range of 0.1 to 0.4 μm when L=0.2 μm and NB=1015 cm-3, and decreases when TOX>0.4 μm. The breakdown voltage of the device reaches its maximum 1 873 kV when L=0.2 μm, TOX=0.4 μm, and NB=1015 cm-3. The steps field plate can effectively improve the breakdown voltage of the device, compared with the ordinary field plate structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)432-438
Number of pages7
JournalFaguang Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Luminescence
Volume37
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2016

Keywords

  • Breakdown voltage
  • Diamond Schottky barrier diode
  • Electric field distribution
  • Field plate termination

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