Title

Theoretical investigation of the electrical behavior of SiC MESFETs for microwave power amplification

Authors

Authors

F. Schwierz; M. Roschke; J. J. Liou;G. Paasch

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Keywords

SiC MESFET; device simulation; microwave devices; cut-off frequency; output power; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science, Coatings &; Films

Abstract

The electrical behavior of 3C, 4H, and 6H SiC MESFETs has been simulated using an analytical two region transistor model which takes into account the nonlinear v-E characteristics, incomplete ionization, and self heating. The results show that the 4H SiC polytype is best suited for microwave power MESFETs, but 3C and 6H SiC also seem to be useful materials for this purpose. Using Si instead of SiC al the subtrate material causes increased channel temperatures and a deterioration of the transistor performance at high gate-source voltages.

Journal Title

Silicon Carbide, Iii-Nitrides and Related Materials, Pts 1 and 2

Volume

264-2

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

973

Last Page

976

WOS Identifier

WOS:000072751000231

ISSN

0255-5476; 0-87849-790-0

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