1 kV vertical Al0.51Ga0.49N power Schottky diodes

S Shuhui Zhang H Hang Chen (James Tarpo Jr. And Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry) Y Yuchuan Ma (School of Integrated Circuits, Institute of Novel Semiconductors, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University 1 , Jinan 250100,) T Tianpeng Yang (State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University , Changchun 130012,) T Tingting Mi (EpiTop Optoelectronic Co., Ltd 3 ., Maanshan 243000,) X Xiaowen Wang C Chao Liu

Abstract

We report 1 kV vertical Al0.51Ga0.49N-on-sapphire power Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) with oxygen plasma treatment (OPT-SBDs). Compared with the reference AlGaN SBDs without treatment (C-SBDs), the fabricated vertical AlGaN OPT-SBDs feature a dramatically reduced reverse leakage current density by three orders of magnitude and a significantly boosted breakdown voltage of 1045 V. In addition, the fabricated AlGaN OPT-SBDs exhibit a high on/off ratio of ∼1010, a low turn-on voltage of 1.59 V, a low specific on-resistance of 0.18 Ω cm2, and an ideality factor of 2.36. These results demonstrate the great potential of AlGaN-based power devices for high-voltage and high-power applications.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 128, Issue 4
Published January 26, 2026
ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

Applied Physics Letters

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0003-6951 Physical Sciences

Authors (7)

S

Shuhui Zhang

H

Hang Chen

James Tarpo Jr. And Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry

Y

Yuchuan Ma

School of Integrated Circuits, Institute of Novel Semiconductors, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University 1 , Jinan 250100,

T

Tianpeng Yang

State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University , Changchun 130012,

T

Tingting Mi

EpiTop Optoelectronic Co., Ltd 3 ., Maanshan 243000,

X

Xiaowen Wang

C

Chao Liu