Insulating gate InGaAs/InP field-effect transistors

Abstract
Depletion mode heterostructure transistors with InGaAs channel have been fabricated by depositing the gate metallization directly on a semi-insulating Fe:InP layer grown by metalorganic chemical vapor epitaxy. The quantum well channel layer, as thin as 100 Å, shows high electron mobility of 8000 V/cm2 s at room temperature and up to 55 000 V/cm2 s at 77 K. The enhanced gate breakdown voltage results in 1 μm gate devices with transconductance of 210 mS/mm and a complete pinch-off at a low gate bias of −0.1 V. Preliminary high-frequency measurements are also discussed.