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Terahertz Plasma Oscillations in semiconductor
Nanostructures: Basic Physic and Applications
W. Knap, M.Dyakonov, D.Coquilat, F.Teppe, N.Dyakonova
Université Montpellier 2, France and UNIPRESS Warsaw Poland
J.Lusakowski, M.Sakowicz,
University of Warsaw and ITE Poland
S.Rumyantsev & M.Shur
RPI – Troy NY USA
M.Vitello, A. Tredigucci
SNS – Pise Italy
Plasma waves sound Waves &Transistors
Detection & Imaging
Current research and unresolved problems
Outline Plasma waves &Transistors
Plasma waves and dimensionality
Fiel Effect Transistors
Plasma waves in the transistors
Well establised results and apllications
Regimes of detection
Resonant detection
Non-resonant detection
Current research and unresolved problems
Emission
Temperature
Resonat dreams with graphene
Circular polarisation
THz communication
Plasma waves and dimensionality
3D - +
E
I
E
2D
p
k
p
k
d 2D
gated
p
k
2DEG
2DEG
m
ne Dp
0
32
km
ne Dp
0
22
2
m
dnes
sk
D
p
0
22
Musical wind instrument Analogy ( Air and Plasma Waves Comparison)
Parameter Sound 2D plasma
Dimension 0.1-1 m 0.1-1 µm
Speed of waves (s) 300 m/s 106 m/s
Frequency (s/L) 0.3kHz-3kHz 1THz-10THz
Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 1137 (1995) M. Dyakonov et al.
BETTER THEN ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS …….Voltage tunable
Plasma waves velocity in 2DEG gated gas
« Voltage tuneability»
k
d 2D
gated 2DEG
m
eUs
dC
CUn
m
dnes
sk
D
D
p
0
2
0
22
Frequency of the plasma oscillations
Vg
S D
L
« Voltage tuneability»
Lk 4__,2
m
eUs
24.006.0
1
11.0
m
VU
µmLTHzTHzf p 0.46.0
m
eU
Lf p
4
1
sk
Basic mode n=1, ..3,5,7
Dreams of plasma waves resonances
(high frequency and short transistors)
Short gate: L << sτ
1 Plasma waves are weakly
damped
S D
L
Vg
Experimental observations of plasma waves in 2DEG
P. J. Burke et al. APL, 76 , 745 (2000)
GaAs/AlGaAs, gated 2DEG
L=360µm KTVsmµ 1~_/330 2
S. J. Allen, D. C. Tsui, and R. A. Logan, PRL, 38, 980 (1977)
D. C. Tsui, E. Gornik, and R. A. Logan, Sol. St. Comm, 35, 875 (1980)
Can Plasma Waves Exist in main Semiconductor FETs???
For GaAs ( 1 THz) n = 21012 cm-2 & L = 600nm.
For GaN (1 THz) n = 2 1013 cm-2 & L =1000nm
For Si (1 THz) n = 2 1012 cm-2 & L =300nm
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NANOTECHNOLOGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
_*/~??_1__ LmnfTHzfrequencyreaching s
2.1~ / 6000~
2.1~ / 1500~
4.0~ / 500~
2
2
2
GaAsGaAs
GaNGaN
SiSi
Vscm
Vscm
Vscm
???1__300__1__ THzforKatreaching
Conclusions on plasma
• Plasma oscillations in gated 2DEG have acoustic like
behaviour
• They were observed in big devices in cryogenic
temperatures
• Plasma resonances can reach THz range for sub-
micron devices
Field Effect Transistors
Carrier density regulated by the electric field of the gate
conductive layer
metal
semiconductor
isolator S D
G
Field Effect Transistors
MOSFET
2DEG CREATION 2DEG DEPLETION
2DEG
gate
HEMT
Vg = 0 -> n=0
Gate
Barrier Channel
2DEG
Vg = 0 -> n≠0
2DEG
Transfer Characteristics
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
MOSFET
Uds
= 0.1 V
Dra
in C
urr
en
t, I
ds (
mA
)
Gate Voltage, Ug (V)
-1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
HEMT
Dra
in C
urr
en
t, I
ds (
mA
)
Gate Voltage, Ug (V)
Uds
= 1 mV
2DEG CREATION 2DEG DEPLETION
Threshold Voltage, VTH -> n = 0
THg VVCne
ETH Zurich
100 nm gate AlGaN/GaN on silicon
HEMT with a 1 µm source-drain
separation
S D
G
APL 80, 246, (2002)
Field Effect Transistors
S G D
Cross section of a MOSFET
(a) Transmission electron micrograph
(b) Phase image obtained by
electron holography
MOSFET HEMT
Plasma waves excitation by THz radiation
THz radiation couples to the transistor by antennas – it can
be represented as AC source between two electrodes
Regimes of plasma waves (high frequency)
Short gate: L << sτ Long gate: L >> sτ
sl Characteristic damping length:
1 Plasma waves are weakly damped
Overdamped oscillations
(low frequency/mobility ,300K )
// geff µUsl
“x” distance normalized by “ damping length”
1
Transistor basic ideas
• Two main families of transistors –of FETs
• Basic FET Characteristics – transfer
• Plasma excitations can have a form of travelling
waves or overdamped/dacaying oscillations (300K)
Outline Plasma waves &Transistors
Plasma waves and dimensionality
Fiel Effect Transistors
Plasma waves in the transistors
Well establised results and apllications
Regimes of detection
Resonant detection
Non-resonant detection
Current research and unresolved problems
Emission
Temperature
Resonat dreams with graphene
Circular polarisation
THz communication
Outline Plasma waves &Transistors
Plasma waves and dimensionality
Fiel Effect Transistors
Plasma waves in the transistors
Well establised results and apllications
Regimes of detection
Resonant detection
Non-resonant detection
Current research and unresolved problems
Emission
Temperature
Resonat dreams with graphene
Circular polarisation
THz communication
Rectification of THz radiation in FETs
• Vgs: Source-Gate bias
• Ua: irradiation induced
ac voltage
• ΔU: dc photoresponse Vgs
Ua
ΔU
G D S
Lg
THz
FET , cw
: dc
!!Nonlinearity – THz modulates simultaneously
!!carrier density and drift velocity!!
Experimental Setup
Devices
50m
Gate Source Drain
(c)
2mm
(b)
R. Tauk, F. Teppe, S. Boubanga, D. Coquillat, W. Knap, Y.M. Meziani
C. Gallon, F. Boeuf, T. Skotnicki, C. Fenouillet-Beranger, D. Maude, S. Rumyantsev, M.S. Shur Plasma wave detection of terahertz radiation by
silicon field effects transistors: responsivity and noise equivalent power, accepted to APL
0.7THz /2=214m
Diffraction
limited spot:
214X214m
I ds (
A)
Pho
tore
sponse D
U (
mV
)
Gate Voltage Vgs (V)
Sakowicz et al.
JAP, 2011
1)Experimental proofs of plasma waves existence
2)Can we make a resonators and see resonant
votage tunable THz detection ??
3) Ovedamped Plasma and THz imaging @ 300K
Regimes of plasma waves (high frequency)
Long gate: L >> sτ
sl Characteristic damping length:
1 Plasma waves are weakly damped
Vg
S D
L
2DEG in Magnetic Field
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~phsbm/2deg.htm
CYCLOTRON ORBIT
*m
eBc
ENERGY QUANTIZATION
cnEE 210
Cyclotron Resonance
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 110
10
20
30
40
50
En
erg
y (
me
V)
Magnetic Field, B (T)
c *m
eBc
Schubnikov – de Haas Oscillations
Be
hn
Bm
e
shA
A
q
1cos
1exp
*0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
HEMT
Ug = -2V
Ug = -1V
Re
sis
tan
ce
(a
.u.)
Magnetic Field (T)
Ug = 0V
n
increases
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
3,0
3,5
4,0
=10
=9
=8
=7
- Fig. 2-
50 mK
1.5 K
Rxx
, Rxy
(k
)
Magnetic Field (T)
0 1 2 3
-0,10
-0,05
0,00
0,05
0,10T
D = 3 K
(Rxx-R
0)/R
0
Magnetic Field (T)
Frassinet et al. Appl. Phys. Lett. 77,2551(2000)
Quantum Hall Effect and SdH Studies
22 )(skc
2
2
1
c
sk
When ωc > ω k is imaginary and
plasma waves can not propagete
Plasma waves and Cyclotron resonace
sk
THz rectification by In GaAs FET in magnetic fields
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5
0
1
Vg = 0 V experiment
B/Bc
Ph
oto
resp
on
se, a
. u
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5-1.0
-0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
Vg = - 0.1 V experiment
B/Bc
Ph
oto
resp
on
se, a
. u
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2Vg = 0.1 V
Ph
oto
resp
on
se (
Arb
.Un
its)
B / BC
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
Vg = - 0.125 V
Ph
oto
resp
on
se (
Arb
. U
nit
s)
B / BC
THz rectification by In GaAs FET in magnetic fields
experiment and theory
Exp S. Boubanga-Tombet et al.
APL 2009
0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5
-1
0
1
-2
-1
0
1
Ph
oto
resp
on
se,
a.
u
(a)
Vg = 0.1 V experiment
theory
B/Bc
N = 5.25
0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5-1
0
1-1
0
1
Ph
oto
resp
on
se,
a.
u
(b)
Vg = - 0.125 V
B/Bc
experiment
theory
N = 2.3
Theory M.Lifshits and M.I.
Dyakonov
PRB –Rapid Com 2009
1)Experimental proofs of plasma waves existence
2)Can we make a resonators and see resonant
votage tunable THz detection ??
3) Ovedamped Plasma and THz imaging @ 300K
Dreams of plasma waves resonances
(high frequency and short transistors)
Short gate: L << sτ
1 Plasma waves are weakly
damped
S D
L
Vg
Rectification of THz radiation in FETs
• Vgs: Source-Gate bias
• Ua: irradiation induced
ac voltage
• ΔU: dc photoresponse Vgs
Ua
ΔU
G D S
Lg
THz
FET , cw
: dc
!!Nonlinearity – THz modulates simultaneously
!!carrier density and drift velocity!!
First -Resonant Detection 0.6THz ~1 Experiment ,250nm GaAs FET (Appl Phys Lett 2001)
The gate voltage – tunes carrier density – plasma frequency …to resonance
Resonant and “voltage-tunable” terahertz detection
in InGaAs/InP nanometer transistors
A. El Fatimy et al, APL 89, 131926, 2006
The calculated plasmon frequency as a function of the gate voltage for
Shown by the solid line SQRT dependece .
The error bars correspond to the linewidth of the measured plasmon
resonance peaks.
Vg (V)
-0,4 -0,3 -0,2 -0,1 0,0
800,0µ
1,2m
1,6m
2,0m
2,4m
f=1,8 THz
f=3,1 THz
f=2,5 THz
T= 10KInGaAs
Lg = 50 nm
Gate voltage Vg,V
Re
sp
on
se
DV
ard
, u
nit
s
Resonant Detector & Quality factor InGaAs
Line width : ~ 3 ???? µ = 36 000 cm2/V.s ?? ~ 13??
-0,4 -0,3 -0,2 -0,1 0,01T
2T
3T
4T
5T
6T
7T
Gate voltage Vg,V
Pla
sm
a F
req
ue
nc
y (
TH
z)
A. El Fatimy et al. APL, 89, 131926 ,(2006)
Resonances are wider than expected…???
Discussion on plasma modes Broadening
• W/L ~ 100
• roughness on the gate bounderies
M.I. Dyakonov Semiconductors, 2008, Vol. 42, No. 8
Dyakonov-Shur theory
geometry
Experimental geometry
S D
Only longitudinal
modes
All modes are permitted
Top view Top view
L
w
L
W S D
Additional broadening mechanism
ky
ω
y
x M. Dyakonov and M. Shur, IEEE
Vol. 43, No. 3, (1996)
Samples - Multi-Channel InGaAs
HEMTs
I-V Characteristics at 20 K
L = 400 nm
W = 200 nm
Wgr = 300 nm
S. Boubanga-Tombet et al. APL, 92, 212101, (2008)
A. Shepetov et al . APL, 92, 242105, (2008)
-450 -400 0 20 40 60 80 100
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
8
6
4
2
(b)
Vds
(mV)
Qu
ality
Facto
r
Vds
= 100 mV
Vds
= 50 mV
Vds
= 10 mV
Vds
= 0 mV
Rep
on
se (
Arb
. U
nit
s)
Vgs
(a)
Detection governed by dc current in Multi-Channel FET
Dc current leads to a strong shrinking of the line : From 58 GHz at
Vds = 0 V to 26 GHz at Vds = 100 mV
Incoming
frequency = 0.54 THz
T = 10 K
L
Vdsd
S. Boubanga-Tombet et al. APL, 92, 212101, (2008)
µ = 11 m2/V.s
DC current strongly reduce plasma wave damping
1)Experimental proofs of plasma waves existence
2)Can we make a resonators and see resonant
votage tunable THz detection ??
3) Ovedamped Plasma and THz imaging @ 300K
300K - Overdamped plasma oscillations
1
S D
L
Vg
/sl Characteristic length:
Rectification of THz radiation in FETs
• Vgs: Source-Gate bias
• Ua: irradiation induced
ac voltage
• ΔU: dc photoresponse Vgs
Ua
ΔU
G D S
Lg
THz
FET , cw
: dc
!!Nonlinearity – THz modulates simultaneously
!!carrier density and drift velocity!!
0.6 THz imaging with InGaAs HEMT – 300K
25 mm25 mm
0.6 THz imaging - collaboration with University of Frankfurt
A. Lisauskas, W. von Spiegel, S. Boubanga, A. El Fatimy, D. Coquillat, F. Teppe,
N. Dyakonova, W. Knap, and H. G. Roskos, Electr. Lett. 44, 408 (2008).
Imaging at 1.6 THz with a single FET
THz
Object under test
GaAs nanotransistor
molecular THz laser
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
0,017
0,033
0,065
0,13
0,26
0,51
1,0
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
0,017
0,033
0,065
0,13
0,26
0,51
1,0
Results from Vilnius ( collaboration with Montpellier) (2008).
I ds (
A)
Pho
tore
sponse D
U (
mV
)
Gate Voltage Vgs (V)
Detection of terahertz radiation by Si field effects transistors 300K
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.80
50
100
150
0 100 200 3000.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
120nm
200nm
Lg=300nm
Re
sp
on
siv
ity,
V/W
Gate voltage Vg, V
Gate length Lg, nm
Resp
on
siv
ity, arb
. u
nit
s
f=0.7THz
AC voltage U1 and DC signal U2
Dependence of the ac voltage U1/Ua at ωt =2πn
and of the dc photoinduced voltage U2/ΔU
on the distance from the source x for a long gate
THz detection & Signal to noise ratio in Si-MOSFETs
Appl Phys. Letters 2004 & 2006
50 60 70 80 9010
-18
10-17
10-16
10-15
10-14
10-13
10-12
10-11
10-10
10-9
noise= 4kTR
Signal
Spectr
al density, V
2/H
z
Frequency f, Hz
NEP=10pW/Hz0.5
Lg=120nm. Vg=0.3V
F=700GHZ
300K CMOS THz detectors -Fast, sensitive & INTEGRABLE in MATRIXES!!!
-For 300K price effective focal plane arrays -Fast enough for THz communication
Sampling
frequency (MAX)
NEP (pW/Hz0.5)
Golay Cell ~20Hz 100
Pyroelectric <10KHz 1000
Schottky Diodes <20GHz 10
Microbolometers <1MHz 10
Si transistors 30GHz or higher 10
THz Imaging with
Si-MOSFET Detectors
0.13µm CMOS
"Broadband terahertz imaging with highly sensitive
silicon CMOS detectors,"
F.Schuster et al
Optics Express, vol. 19, pp. 7827-7832, (2011)
Laser Focus World, vol. 47(7), pp. 37–41, (2011)
20 40 60
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
X Axis (mm)
Y A
xis
(mm
)
0
4.50m
9.00m
13.5m
18.0m
22.5m
27.0m
31.5m
36.0m
40.5m
45.0m
Imaging with MOSFET –0.3THz
“!!!!Cutting Edge Technology!!!”
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 700
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
X Axis (mm)
Y A
xis
(m
m)
0
0.02100
0.04200
0.06300
0.08400
0.1050
0.1260
0.1470
0.1680
0.1890
0.2100
Imagerie THz avec un Transistor MOSFET
Radiation : 0.3 THz (= 1 mm),
Puissance 2 mW
10 ms/point Scan-Time: qq min
Measurement Imaging at 300GHz, tree leaves
225x600 scanned points
PANASONIC GaN detector 2011
150 µm
200 µ
m
Other groups – Competitors/Collaborators
in Si CMOS Imaging
• Goethe University of Frankfurt group of
Prof.Roskos
• Dallas University /Texas Inst. USA
Ken.O
• Wuppertal University
Prof. Pfeifer
First 1000 pixel Si CMOS
camera
( February 2012)
(German –French project)
End of The Second Part
1)Experimental proofs of plasma waves existence
2)Can we make a resonators and see resonant
votage tunable THz detection ??
3) Ovedamped Plasma and THz imaging @ 300K
Outline Plasma waves &Transistors
Plasma waves and dimensionality
Fiel Effect Transistors
Plasma waves in the transistors
Well establised results and apllications
Magnetic field and plasma
Resonant detection
Non-resonant detection
Current research and unresolved problems
Emission
Temperature
Resonat dreams with graphene
Circular polarisation
THz communication
Outline Plasma waves &Transistors
Plasma waves and dimensionality
Fiel Effect Transistors
Plasma waves in the transistors
Well establised results and apllications
Magnetic field and plasma
Resonant detection
Non-resonant detection
Current research and unresolved problems
Emission
Temperature
Resonat dreams with graphene
Circular polarisation
THz communication
1) Can we have THz detection with Graphene??
2) Can we enhance nonresonat THz detection while
lowering temperature
3) THz polarization measurements with HEMTS
4) Can FETs be THz emitters???
Frequency of the plasma oscillations !!!300K!!! Vg
S D
L
24.006.0
1
11.0
m
VU
µmL
THzTHzf p 0.46.0
m
eU
Lf p
4
1
1
!!Only When Plasma waves are weakly damped!
THz detection by Graphene transistors
L. Vicarelli,1 M.S. Vitiello,1 D. Coquillat,2 A.C. Ferrari,3 W. Knap,2
M. Polini,1 V. Pellegrini,1 and A. Tredicucci1
Common project : Pise1, Montpellier2, Cambridge3
-1 0 1 2 3
-2
-1
0
1
2
Monolayer
Graphene
1/
d/d
Vg (
1/V
)
Gate Voltage (V)
CN
P
-1 0 1 2 31x10
-5
2x10-5
3x10-5
4x10-5
5x10-5
6x10-5
Monolayer
Graphene
(
1/O
hm
)
Gate Voltage (V)
CN
P
-1 0 1 2 3-1m
-500µ
0
500µ
1mP
hoto
response X
(V
)
Gate Voltage (V)
Monolayer
Graphene
CN
P
Electrons
Holes
MOTIVATION!!!
??300K RESONANCES
FOR SELECTIVE GATE TUNABLE
DETECTION AND EMISSION ???
NATURE MATERIALS DEC 2012
1) Can we have THz detection with Graphene??
2) Can we enhance nonresonat THz detection while
lowering temperature
3) THz polarization measurements with HEMTS
4) Can FETs be THz emitters???
I ds (
A)
Pho
tore
sponse D
U (
mV
)
Gate Voltage Vgs (V)
Sakowicz et al.
JAP, 2011
slide 72
1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.00
10
20
30
40
50
T = 5 K
T = 10 K
T = 30 K
T = 50 K
T = 75 K
T = 100 K
T = 125 K
T = 175 K
T = 275 K
Photo
response (
mV
)
Vg (V)
Si
0.01
0.1
T = 5 K
T = 10 K
T = 30 K
T = 50 K
T = 75 K
T = 100 K
T = 125 K
T = 175 K
T = 275 K
Id (
µA
) (Klimenko et al
JAP 2012)
kTU
signalTHz
/1
_??
D
slide 73
10 1001
10
GaAs
GaN
Si
DU
max, m
V
T, K (Klimenko et al JAP 2012)
bandimpurityconstU
KabovediffusionekTU
where
UUandUU
____???_*
30_____/*
*/1____*/exp_
D
Physical limitations – U*
subthreshold
Klimenko et al Journal of Applied Phys 2012
1) Can we have THz detection with Graphene??
2) Can we enhance nonresonat THz detection while
lowering temperature
3) THz polarization measurements with HEMTS
4) Can FETs be THz emitters???
J. Appl. Phys. 111 124504 (2012)
theory M.Dyakonov J. Appl. Phys.
(2013)
Linear polarization detection
Source drain voltage from FET at 800GHz
1) Can we have THz detection with Graphene??
2) Can we enhance nonresonat THz detection while
lowering temperature
3) THz polarization measurements with HEMTS
4) Can FETs be THz emitters???
Shallow water analogy for a ballistic field effect transistor: New
mechanism of plasma wave generation by DC current
M. Dyakonov and M. S. Shur, Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 2465 (1993)
Plasma Waves FET as THz Emitter
Introduction
Instability and THz generation
This mechanism of plasma wave generation is similar to sound generation in a whistle and wind musical instruments:
Ingredients:
a) Resonator
b) Asymmetric boundary conditions
Instability - Threshold
Plasma waves instability &Emission-
Threshold like - phenomena – laser analogy
2 2
0 0
0
exp( )
ln2
A t
s v s v
Ls s v
M. Dyakonov, M. Shur, Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 2465, (1993)
0v s
1 0.5 0
83
Cryogenic THz Spectrometer
W. Knap et al.,
Rev. Scient. Instr. 63, 3293
(1992)
0 2 4 6 8 10 120
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0 1 2 30.0
0.5
1.0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
InGaAs-HEMT
f (T
Hz)
Usd
(V)f (THz)
Em
iss
ion
(a
.u.)
Em
issio
n In
ten
sity (
a.U
.)
Detection Frequency (THz)
InSb-bulka)
b)
APL-2004
Threshold behaviour in the magnetic field
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.810
1
102
103
104
105
Em
issio
n in
ten
sity
(arb
. u
.)
UDS
( V )
B=0
B=1
B=2
B=3
B=4
B=5
B=6
N. Dyakonova et al. J. Appl. Phys. 97, 114313 (2005),
The shift of the threshold voltage - the magnetoresistance of the ungated
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100,0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
Lg= 50 ,60 ,80 ...100nm W = 20µ mE
mis
sio
n,
a.u
.
f , T H z
Transistors of different gate length
• Vg dependence is not observed
• Spectra is broad and there is no strong dependence on L
Emission spectra
T = 4.2K
Deep/shallow water analogy -
GateSource Drain
3D gas 3D gasUngated2D gas
Gated 2D gas
Deep WaterWaves
Deep WaterWaves
Shallow WaterWaves
Discussion on plasma modes Broadening
• W/L ~ 100
• roughness on the gate bounderies
M.I. Dyakonov Semiconductors, 2008, Vol. 42, No. 8
Dyakonov-Shur theory
geometry
Experimental geometry
S D
Only longitudinal
modes
All modes are permitted
Top view Top view
L
w
L
W S D
Additional broadening mechanism
ky
ω
y
x M. Dyakonov and M. Shur, IEEE
Vol. 43, No. 3, (1996)
So
urc
e
Dra
in
Gate
So
urc
e
Dra
in
Gate
Shallow , deep and white water instabilities
Field Plate GaN transistor for THz emission
1,5 3,0 4,50,0
0,1
0,2
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
1,1
Vg=-4VNo
rma
lized
sig
na
l (a
u)
Frequency (THZ)
Vg=0
Fourier Transform analysis
GaN/alGaN 200nm transistor
T=300K Vd=8V
0 200 400 600 800 10004
6
8
10
12
14
Sig
nal,
u.a
Wavenumber, cm-1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 80
1
2
3
4
5
6
(b)
-4 -3 -2 -1 01.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.6
FW
HM
, T
Hz
Vgs, Volt
Vgs=0 V
Em
issio
n,
u.a
Frequency, THz
0.75 THz
2.1 THz
Vgs=-3.5 V
Vds =4V (a)
THZ emission from GaN/AlGaN
-5.0 -4.5 -4.0 -3.5 -3.0 -2.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
F
req
ue
ncy, T
Hz
Ugs, V
Lg=250nm
Lg=150nm
2DEG at AlGaN/GaN
10 100
2x1012
3x1012
4x1012
5x1012
6x1012
sample A
sample B
sample C
nH
all (c
m-2)
Temperature (K)
103
104
105 GaN/AlGaN
Mo
bili
ty (
cm
2/V
s)
Skierbiszewski et. al. Phys Stat Sol (b) 2004
Skierbiszewski et. al. Appl. Phys Lett. 2005
HIGH MOBILITY at 300K :
2500 cm2/Vs
World record!
Important for device
performance
UNIPRESS
THz Source Based on GaN
THZ Emission ( UNIPRESS – UM2)
L = 75 µm
W =
30
µm
Multi GaInAs HEMT
Emitters
1) Can we have THz detection with Graphene??
2) Can we enhance nonresonat THz detection while
lowering temperature
3) THz polarization measurements with HEMTS
4) Can FETs be THz emitters???
1)Plasma and dimensionality (THz in gated 2DEG)
2)FET transistors and THz plasma oscilations(nano)
3)Experimental proofs of existence (f(B))
4)Can we make a resonators and see resonant
votage tunable THz detection ?? (Yes …broad <)
5)Can we make a resonators and see resonant
votage tunable THz emission ?? (Yes ….broad)
6)Ovedamped Plasma and THz 300K imaging with Si
MOSFETS (Leading current application)
7) Current and Future Research
( 300K Res plasma in Graphene for detectors
Polarization, GaN THz emitters )