Reverse-biased induced mechanical stress in AlGaN/GaN power diodes

Maire Power; James W. Pomeroy; Indranil Chatterjee; Dilip M. Risbud; Barry Wynne; Mark A. Gajda; Jan Sonsky; Kenneth D. Pedrotti; Michael J. Uren; Martin Kuball

doi:10.1109/ISPSD.2016.7520788

Reverse-biased induced mechanical stress in AlGaN/GaN power diodes

Maire Power, James W. Pomeroy, Indranil Chatterjee, Dilip M. Risbud, Barry Wynne, Mark A. Gajda, Jan Sonsky, Kenneth D. Pedrotti, Michael J. Uren, Martin Kuball

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Abstract

The piezoelectric stress distribution induced in the GaN layer of AlGaN/GaN Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) under a DC reverse voltage of-250 V is directly measured using micro-Raman spectroscopy. The highest piezoelectric stress measurable near the anode fieldplate edge is 380 ± 40 MPa, which is similar to the stress measured in an AlGaN/GaN SBD under reverse-bias cycling at-400 V in a high voltage DC-DC boost converter circuit. Continuous operation of the SBD under this stress cycling condition may lead to cracking of the GaN layer and in turn degradation of the device, which may pose a reliability concern in such boost converter circuits.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	103-106
Number of pages	4
Volume	2016-July
ISBN (Print)	9781467387682
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2016.7520788
Publication status	Published - 25 Jul 2016
Event	28th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, ISPSD 2016 - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 12 Jun 2016 → 16 Jun 2016

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Conference	28th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, ISPSD 2016
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	12/06/16 → 16/06/16

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AlGaN/GaN Schottky Barrier Diode
DC-DC boost converter
micro-Raman spectroscopy
piezoelectric stress

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Power, M., Pomeroy, J. W., Chatterjee, I., Risbud, D. M., Wynne, B., Gajda, M. A., Sonsky, J., Pedrotti, K. D., Uren, M. J., & Kuball, M. (2016). Reverse-biased induced mechanical stress in AlGaN/GaN power diodes. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (Vol. 2016-July, pp. 103-106). [7520788] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2016.7520788

Power, Maire ; Pomeroy, James W. ; Chatterjee, Indranil ; Risbud, Dilip M. ; Wynne, Barry ; Gajda, Mark A. ; Sonsky, Jan ; Pedrotti, Kenneth D. ; Uren, Michael J. ; Kuball, Martin. / Reverse-biased induced mechanical stress in AlGaN/GaN power diodes. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs. Vol. 2016-July Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016. pp. 103-106

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Reverse-biased induced mechanical stress in AlGaN/GaN power diodes. / Power, Maire; Pomeroy, James W.; Chatterjee, Indranil; Risbud, Dilip M.; Wynne, Barry; Gajda, Mark A.; Sonsky, Jan; Pedrotti, Kenneth D.; Uren, Michael J.; Kuball, Martin.

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs. Vol. 2016-July Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016. p. 103-106 7520788.

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