Back-Gating Effects on the Ga0.1In0.9P/InP/InGaAs High-Electron-Mobility Transistor.

Pseudomorphic GaInP/InP/InGaAs high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) with improved Schottky contacts and excellent electrical characteristics are grown by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (LP-MOCVD) on the InP substrate. These HEMTs with 1.7 µ m gate length have an average extrinsic transconductance of 225 mS/mm. The back-gating effects of this device structure are investigated for the first time in this structure. Both positive and negative bias are applied to the ohmic and Schottky back-gate contacts of these devices. The positive back-gate bias has no effect on the drain current or the output transconductances of these devices. The effect of the negative back-gate bias is very similar to that when negative bias is applied on the gate of these HEMTs.