Metal‐face InAlN/AlN/GaN high electron mobility transistors with regrown ohmic contacts by molecular beam epitaxy

Ohmic regrowth by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) has been investigated for metal-face InAlN/AlN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) for the first time. Using SiO(2) mask n(+)-GaN was regrown in the source/drain region while deposition on the mask was lifted off in buffered HF after regrowth. The lowest contact resistance measured was 0.40 +/- 0.23 Omega mm by the transmission line method (TLM) in this initial study. The peak output current density of 1.25 A/mm at V(gs) = 3V and extrinsic transconductance of 264 mS/nun at V(ds) = 5 V were observed in 500-nm gate length InAlN/Al/GaN HEMTs passivated by SiN with regrowth contacts. (C) 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim