EP0662269A1 - Controlled semiconductor capacitors - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to semiconductor devices and, more particularly, to a new class of semiconductor devices known as "controlled" semiconductor capacitors (CC's), in which the capacitance can be varied using an external control agent such as current or a form of radiation, such as light.
- CC's controlled semiconductor capacitors
- varactors in which the capacitance is controlled by a voltage.
- varactors provide only a partial solution since their basis of operation inherently restricts the range of the maximum to minimum capacitance ratios (C ⁇ C ⁇ obtainable in a narrow range of voltage changes, and their operating voltage is relatively low.
- capacitors in which the capacitance can be changed over a wide range at a fixed applied voltage by the action of external factors, such as current or radiation, and the like, and which will feature performance which significantly exceeds that possible with presently known devices.
- a controlled capacitor system comprising: (a) a capacitor element; and (b) a diode element connected in series with the capacitor element, the diode element being forward-biased, the system being further characterized in that: (i) the diode element has a capacitance which is less than the capacitance of the capacitor element when the diode element is under zero bias; (ii) the capacitance of the diode element is controlled by varying the forward current through the diode element; and (iii) the forward current acting to control the capacitance of the diode element is selected such that the capacitance of the diode element is smaller than the capacitance of the capacitor element when the current through the diode element is below a minimum value; and (iv) the capacitance of the diode element is bigger than the capacitance of the capacitor element when the current through the diode element exceeds a maximum value.
- the diode element or capacitor is shunted by a device selected from the group consisting of a variable resistor, a reverse- biased diode, a photodiode, a photoresistor and a radiation sensor.
- the capacitor element is a reverse-biased diode.
- the diode element is a GaAs P + PiN diode fabricated on a P + substrate having a carrier concentration in the i-region of less than 10 12 cm " ⁇
- the present invention successfully addresses the shortcomings of the presently known configurations by providing a controlled capacitor system which operates over a wide range of operating parameters and which features performance parameters which are significantly superior to those of presently known devices.
- capacitance control can be effected using various combinations of traditional discrete elements such as semiconductor diodes arranged in suitable electrical circuits.
- the performance parameters of such devices particularly in silicon, prevent a practical realization of such schemes or lead to schemes which are uneconomical.
- controlled capacitors can be fabricated using various techniques and devices. Preferably, these include using GaAs PiN diodes having a near-fully compensated i-region of controllable width, either alone or in combination with high-voltage GaAs Schottky diodes.
- GaAs gallium arsphide
- the principles of design and operation presented here allow development of controlled capacitors based on other semiconductor materials, if their properties and the fabrication technology allow the realization of these principles.
- Controlled capacitors according to the present invention represent a new class of semiconductor devices having a wide range of possible applications in both high-power and low-power electronics and electrical engineering.
- FIG. la is a schematic depiction of a series connection of a constant capacitor C, and a variable capacitor C 2 ;
- FIG. lb is a representation of the dependence of the voltage on the capacitor over time.
- a source acts (H>0) to influence the capacitor C 2 ;
- the influence ends (H 0);
- FIG. 2 is a the C-V curve of the scheme in Figure la, which includes a jump in the capacitance at voltage V render when the external source acts (H>0) to increase the capacitance C 2 .
- FIG. 3a is a schematic depiction of a series connection of a capacitor C, and a forward-biased semiconductor diode D 2 .
- C is shunted with a variable resistor R,;
- FIG. 3b shows the equivalent circuit of Figure 3a: C.-depletion capacitance of diode D 2 . Both are functions of I 2 , the current through D 2 .
- FIG. 4 features the calculated dependencies of the diffusion and depletion capacitances as well as the total capacitance as a function of the current through a GaAs and a Si diode;
- FIG. 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d are graphic illustrations of the C-V characteristics of the circuit shown in Figure 3 for resistors R. with various I-V characteristics;
- FIG. 7 is a schematic depiction of a hybrid, or non-integrated, or non-monolithic, construction based on a capacitor and a diode connection in series.
- a switch (K) is used to control the current through the diode;
- FIG. 8 is a schematic depiction of a hybrid construction using a reverse-biased diode D, as a resistor R.;
- FIG. 9 is a schematic depiction of a construction in which the current through diode D 2 which is biased at a fixed voltage, is controlled by the action of an external factor (e.g. light) on the reverse biased diode D,;
- an external factor e.g. light
- FIG. 10 is a schematic depiction of a hybrid construction used to control the current through diode D 2 by a separate source V 2 ;
- FIG. 11 a shows two diodes connected in series in opposite directions to each other ("back-to-back");
- FIG l ib shows the equivalent circuit of Figure 11a
- FIG. 12 is a graphic illustration of the C-V characteristics in a current controlled capacitor, or CCC, for two typical reverse I-V *>
- FIG. 13 is a graphic illustration of the C-V characteristics dependence on light irradiation.
- the reverse I-V characteristic of diode D is controlled by light irradiation.
- This is an embodiment of a light controlled capacitor or LCC.
- H intensity of light;
- FIG. 14 is a graphic illustration of the CCC C-V characteristics as a function of the capacitance characteristics of the reverse-biased diode D,;
- FIG. 15 shows an LCC construction variant, where diode D. is shunted by a photoresistor R H1 ;
- FIG. 16 is an LCC construction variant where diode D, is shunted by a photodiode D H1 ;
- FIG. 17 is a graphic illustration of the dependence of the C-V characteristics of the circuits shown in Figures 15 and 16 on light intensity (H);
- FIG. 18 is a CCC construction variant, where it is possible to decrease the current through diode D 2 by a shunt resistor R 2 ;
- FIG. 19 is an LCC construction variant, where it is possible to decrease the current through diode D 2 by a shunt photoresistor R H2 ;
- FIG. 20 is an LCC construction variant, where it is possible to decrease the current through diode D 2 by a shunt photodiode D H2 ;
- FIG. 21 is a graphic illustration of the C-V characteristics for the circuits shown in Figures 19 and 20 on light intensity (H);
- FIG. 22 shows an electric field (E) distribution and depletion region propagation in a PiN structure with a near-fully compensated W r wide i- region;
- FIG. 23 shows the dependence of the depletion capacitance of the GaAs PiN structure under zero bias, C,(0), on the net carrier concentration (Hi - J; in the i-region. x ; (0) is the depletion width under zero bias;
- FIG. 24 shows the experimentally determined dependence of the depletion capacitance at zero bias, C t (0), on diode areas, for three GaAs PiN diode sets, each set having a different W-;
- FIG. 27a shows experimental I-V characteristics of four capacitors (#31, 41, 52 and 54) with different R., of the reverse-biased diode D, (in this integrated, or monolithic, embodiment a Schottky diode, D grabbe and a PiN diode, D 2 , are fabricated on the same single crystal GaAs substrate);
- FIG. 27b is an illustration of the dependence of V ⁇ and ⁇ C/ ⁇ V on R d and shows experimental C-V curves of four capacitors (# 31, 41, 52 and 54). The figure shows clearly the increase in V ⁇ and the decrease in ⁇ C/ ⁇ V when R d increases;
- FIG. 28b shows experimental C-V characteristics of an integrated circuit
- FIG. 28c shows a more detailed view of the C-V characteristics of the same LCC around zero bias
- FIG. 29a shows an integrated construction of a controlled capacitor: D, is a Schottky diode with full-area contact;
- FIG. 29b shows an integrated construction of a controlled capacitor: D, is a Schottky diode with "windows" in the metal contact;
- FIG. 30 shows experimentally determined C-V characteristics of an integrated GaAs LCC as shown in Figure 29a under illumination ("light") and without illumination ("dark”).
- the areas of the Schottky diode A, and the PiN diode A 2 are 3 x 3mm 2 .
- W ; in D 2 is 20 ⁇ m;
- FIG. 31 shows experimentally determined C-V characteristics of an integrated GaAs LCC as shown in Figure 29a under pulse illumination ("light” and “dark”) and without illumination ("dark”).
- D, and D 2 diode areas are 2 x 2mm 2 , W. in D 2 is 30 ⁇ m;
- FIG. 32a shows the experimentally determined I-V characteristics of a GaAs LCC with integrated construction (as in Figure 29a) under different illumination intensities.
- FIG. 32b shows the experimentally determined C-V characteristics of a GaAs LCC with integrated construction (as in Figure 29a) under different illumination intensities.
- FIG. 33a shows another possible integrated construction of a controlled capacitor.
- D is a PN diode with full-area ohmic contact;
- FIG. 33b shows another possible integrated construction of a controlled capacitor.
- D is a PN diode with "windows" etched into the ohmic contact and the P-layer down to the N-layer;
- FIG. 34 shows an integrated construction of a controlled capacitor which uses a transparent layer (in this case In-.O y ) as the Schottky barrier for diode D,.
- a corner metal pad provides the ohmic contact to the transparent barrier;
- FIG. 35 shows an integrated construction of a controlled capacitor with a PN heterojunction as diode D,. A window is etched in the top metal contact to allow penetration of radiation;
- FIG. 36a shows an integrated construction of a controlled capacitor fabricated on a N + substrate with an ohmic contact to the N-layer;
- FIG. 36b shows an integrated construction of a controlled capacitor fabricated on a N + substrate with a Schottky barrier to the N-layer;
- FIG. 37a shows a matrix design for controlled capacitor arrays with
- Schottky diodes as D,.
- the top metal, or top metal and P-layer are etched in a "comb" form to allow penetration of radiation;
- FIG. 37b shows a matrix design for controlled capacitor arrays with PN diodes as D,.
- the top metal, or top metal and P-layer are etched in a "comb" form to allow penetration of radiation;
- FIG. 38 shows a parallel connection of many arrays as in Figure 37 on a common metallic anode
- FIG. 39a and 39b show an inverted controlled capacitor construction, i.e., a design with a forward-biased Schottky diode as D 2 , and a reverse-biased PiN diode as D,;
- FIG. 41 shows an inverted matrix construction with a reverse-biased common PiN diode D,. (1) - "windows"; (2) - dielectric compound;
- FIG.42a shows a hybrid construction, i.e., separate back-to-back D, and D 2 diodes, of a controlled capacitor comprising two PN diodes as D, and D 2 with equal or with different areas.
- the diodes are "glued" together by a conductive medium;
- FIG. 42b shows a hybrid construction, i.e., separate back-to-back O. and D 2 diodes, of a controlled capacitor comprising a PN diode as D, and a PiN diode as D 2 , the diodes may have equal or different areas. In this illustration, the diodes are "glued" together by a conductive medium;
- FIG. 43a shows a hybrid construction of a controlled capacitor including a reverse-biased Schottky diode and forward-biased PiN diode with equal or different areas, and with full-area Schottky contact.
- FIG. 43b shows a hybrid construction of a controlled capacitor including a reverse-biased Schottky diode and forward-biased PiN diode with equal or different areas and with "windows" in the Schottky contact.
- FIG. 44a shows a hybrid construction of a controlled capacitor including two back-to-back PiN diodes with equal or different areas; full- area ohmic contact to the N-layer of the reverse-biased diode;
- FIG. 44b shows a hybrid construction of a controlled capacitor including two back-to-back PiN diodes with equal or different areas and with "windows" in the ohmic contact and the N-layer of the reverse-biased diode;
- FIG. 45a shows experimentally determined I-V characteristics of a GaAs Schottky diode of 3 x 3 mm 2 area with a comb-shaped barrier metallization of 0.04 cm 2 active area A, (area of Schottky barrier). H - light intensity;
- FIG. 46a shows the I-V characteristics of a similar GaAs Schottky diode to that of Figure 45a but with an active Schottky diode area of about 0.07 cm 2 ;
- FIG. 46b shows the C-V characteristics of a similar LCC to that of Figure 45b but with an active Schottky diode area of about 0.07 cm 2 .
- the C,, ⁇ values are also higher than in Figure 45;
- FIG. 47a shows the parallel connection of many hybrid controlled capacitors on a common metal anode.
- D - reverse-biased PiN diodes with a "comb" shape etched top contact and N-layer, D 2 - forward-biased PiN diodes;
- FIG. 47b shows the parallel connection of many hybrid controlled capacitors on a common metal anode.
- D - reverse-biased Schottky diodes with a "comb" shape etched metal barrier, D 2 - forward-biased PiN diodes;
- FIG. 47c shows the parallel connection of many hybrid controlled capacitors on a common metal anode. Top view of the structures in Figures 47a and 47b;
- FIG. 48 is a schematic depiction of the dependencies of the illumination, the current through diode D, and the capacitance with time;
- FIG. 49 is a depiction of the time dependence of capacitance when the unloading time is determined mainly by ⁇ d ;
- FIG. 50a is a suggested scheme for a CCC-based alternating voltage- to-alternating capacitance converter
- FIG. 50b shows the V(t) and C(t) dependencies of the scheme of
- FIG. 51a depicts using an LCC to convert a radiation pulse into a capacitance pulse without a special receiver of radiation (D, is itself radiation sensitive);
- FIG. 51b depicts using an LCC to convert a radiation pulse into a capacitance pulse with a special receiver of radiation (such as a photodiode, photoresistor, etc.);
- FIG. 51c depicts the time dependence of the radiation and the capacitance using an LCC to convert a radiation pulse into a capacitance pulse
- FIG. 52 depicts the control of capacitance through the control of the charge in diode D 2 using a separate current source.
- the present invention is of controlled semiconductor capacitors. Specifically, the present invention is of a family of capacitors whose capacitance can be changes quickly and effectively over wide ranges at a wide-ranging set of operating conditions.
- a current controlled capacitor (CCC) causes the capacitance of diode D 2 to be regulated, or changed, by passing through the diode a forward current which is controlled by the resistivity R,.
- the operating principle of CCC's according to the present invention can be better understood with reference to Figure 3 and the accompanying description.
- PN junction diode The equivalent circuit of a PN junction diode is shown in Figure 3b. It is well known that a PN junction can be represented by two parallel capacitances, namely C Mon the "transition" or depletion region capacitance, and C d , the diffusion capacitance. In surface-barrier devices in which the current is of majority carriers only, such as Schottky diodes, the diffusion capacitance is zero.
- the capacitance of a PN diode can be controlled within a wide range by changing the injection of minority carriers with forward current (the diffusion capacitance), and by changing the depletion region width (the depletion capacitance) (Figure 4).
- the diffusion capacitance of a diode D 2 is given by:
- ⁇ is the lifetime of the carriers
- I 2 is the current across the diode
- a 2 is the PN junction area.
- C 2 (I li-n ) shown in Figure 5 and given in Equations (4) and (5) is determined by low or intermediate injection levels in the low-doped N region of the PN structure (in the case of a diode with an abrupt asymmetric PN junction, N a [P] » N d [N], where N a and N d are, respectively, the acceptor concentration in the P region and the donor concentration in the N region) or in the i-region of a PiN structure.
- Equation (10) The depletion capacitance for an abrupt asymmetric PN junction (N a » N d ) can be found from Equation (10):
- V 2 - V, (kT/q)ln[(I 2 /A 2 )/j 0 + 1] (12)
- V j is the junction potential
- j 0 - (qD p PJ L [q(D p )°V]/[( ⁇ ) ⁇ 5
- the total diode capacitance is determined mainly by the depletion component and changes only slightly. Above current values of about 10 "4 A, the diffusion capacitance begins to dominate, and the total capacitance increases very quickly to the value corresponding to
- Equations (15) and (16) one can formulate the requirements for the parameters of diode D 2 , capacitor C selfish and resistor R, ( Figure 3) in order to obtain the optimal values of C ⁇ C ⁇ , ⁇ C/ ⁇ V, V ⁇ and V ⁇ .
- V 2 (I ⁇ nax ) and V 2 (I n ⁇ l ) are the voltage drops across the diode, corresponding to I ⁇ and I ⁇ , respectively.
- the ⁇ C/ ⁇ V value can be rather large because the ⁇ V value can be a small fraction of a volt.
- R is voltage-dependent (R, ⁇ V " ", where -1 ⁇ n ⁇ ⁇ ) and does not depend on external factors.
- the threshold voltage and the slope ⁇ C/ ⁇ V depend on the n value.
- R can be replaced by a reverse-biased diode.
- a switch can be used to control the current through diode D 2 .
- K By turning on and off a switch (K) one can control the capacitance of the circuit at a given voltage. It is necessary only that when the switch is “on” (position 2), I 2 ⁇ I ⁇ , and when it is "off (position 1), I 2 ⁇ 1 ⁇ , that is, the leakage current of the capacitor C, is not zero.
- I-V characteristic of diode D,. D can be a PN diode or a surface-barrier diode (Schottky diode).
- the capacitance of D grabbe is added to the capacitance C,:
- V BR - avalanche breakdown voltage V BR - avalanche breakdown voltage
- n - coefficient determined by the semiconductor material and by the parameters of the rectifying element.
- the calculation of the I-V dependence is rather difficult because of the uncertainties in some parameters and components of the reverse current, such as m and I s . It is therefore easier in most cases to use the experimental reverse I-V characteristics for the design and calculation of the current-controlled capacitors.
- Another way to control the current through the diode at a given voltage is to act with an external factor on the reverse part of the I-V characteristic of diode D, ( Figure 9).
- the influencing factor may be visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation, X-ray or ⁇ radiation, nuclear particle radiation, and the like. Each of these radiations influences the generation-recombination component of the reverse current, sometimes increasing it by many orders of magnitude.
- the practical implementation can be carried out by selecting an industrial diode or by designing a special diode which will satisfy the following requirements:
- Figure 10 illustrates the regulation of the current through diode D 2 using a separate source (V 2 ).
- V 2 separate source
- the system includes a series connection of a forward-biased semiconductor diode and a capacitor.
- the value of the capacitance of the capacitor connected in series with the diode exceeds the capacitance of the diode under zero bias, i.e., the "zero capacitance”.
- the capacitance of the diode is controlled by controlling the forward current through the diode. 4.
- the range of the forward current control is selected in such a way that if the current through the diode is less than I ⁇ , the capacitance of the diode is lower than the capacitance of the capacitor connected in series, (C 2 ⁇ C,), and if the current is higher than I ⁇ the diode capacitance is higher than C Cincinnati i.e., C 2 > C,.
- C Compute is the depletion capacitance of the diode
- R- is the differential resistivity of the reverse I-V characteristic of this diode. An important point is that both C Comp and R, are voltage-dependent.
- C t2 and C ⁇ are the depletion and diffusion capacitances, respectively, of diode D 2 .
- N dl N ⁇ then the ratio of the areas A,/A 2 has to be about 100, i.e., the area of the PN junction of diode D, has to be about 100 times larger than that of diode D 2 .
- N j ;, 10 13 cm '3 , i.e., N ⁇ /N ⁇ ⁇ 100, the area ratio A,/A 2 of diodes D, and
- the structure includes a series connection of a GaAs Schottky diode as Drete and of a GaAs PiN diode as D 2 .
- the donor concentration in the base region of the Schottky diode N d is about (2-3) x 10 15 cm “3 , and the concentration N,, in the i-region of the PiN diode is less than 5 x 10 u cm "3 .
- Equation system (23) allows the calculation of the parameters of controlled capacitors and to design diodes for use as in such controlled capacitor devices.
- Figure 12 demonstrates an example of a grapho-analytic calculation of a C-V characteristic for two typical reverse I-V characteristics of a diode D,: for a "soft" characteristic (1), and for a "hard” one (2), in which the I ⁇ -, value is reached only at the start of the avalanche multiplication.
- W ⁇ and the slope ⁇ C/ ⁇ V are smaller for the diode with the "soft" I-V characteristic than for the "hard” one.
- the l ⁇ value is the same for both the "soft” and the “hard” diodes Dminister because their C ⁇ values coincide. This is clear and is a conclusion from the expressions describing the theoretical model of this capacitor.
- the I ⁇ values are different and I ⁇ , > I ⁇ . This is also in agreement with the model, but needs some qualitative explanation.
- the difference between the I ⁇ values is due to the difference in the C ⁇ values. This difference is due to the decrease of the capacitance of diode D, with increasing applied voltage.
- Figure 13 illustrates the grapho-analytical calculation of the C(V) dependence on irradiation.
- V),,-,. is determined by the "dark" reverse I-V characteristics of diode D Volunteer and CCV)
- ⁇ is determined by the reverse current of diode D, under irradiation. The more intense the radiation, the higher C ⁇ V) ⁇ .
- the C ⁇ value is, as in the case of current controlled capacitance, limited by the depletion capacitance of diode D, [C t ,(V)j ⁇
- V m i,,.onti B is limited by the breakdown voltage of diode D,: V ⁇ ⁇ V BR1 .
- diodes D, and D 2 one could use, for example, the usual silicon diodes, but, as explained above, these diodes suffer from the drawback that a rather high ratio of areas A,/A 2 (about 100 or higher) is required, and that they have rather high reverse currents.
- the high A,/A 2 ratio requirement can be reduced by using as diode D 2 a GaAs PiN diode with a carrier concentration in the i-region which is much lower than that in the N region of diode D,.
- both C ⁇ and C ⁇ C ⁇ can be changed by changing A 2 and/or the thickness of the i-region.
- diode D one may use Schottky diodes, PN diodes or PiN diodes.
- Schottky diodes have a larger zero capacitance, but a rather low reverse voltage.
- silicon Schottky diodes are mostly designed with reverse voltages below 60V.
- the reverse current of such diodes is rather high, about tens or hundreds of microamperes, which decreases V ⁇ significantly, to a few volts or tenths of a volt, therefore making them unusable in certain applications.
- PN junction diodes can be fabricated with significantly higher reverse voltage and lower reverse currents than those of Schottky diodes. It is possible also to fabricate diodes with a linear doping profile and consequently with a weaker C(V) dependence ( Figure 14):
- diode D The most promising device for use as diode D, is a GaAs PiN diode.
- C(V) D , - C(0) D , V 1 * (28) where k 6-12 ( Figure 14).
- a D1 and A D2 are the areas of the PiN diodes, and W-, and W a are the thicknesses of their respective i-regions.
- a detailed model of a device with a GaAs PiN diode as diode D 2 is presented below.
- the main condition for V ⁇ > 0 is that the value of the current through diode D 2 be lower than I, ⁇ at V D , ⁇ V ⁇ . This condition is rather difficult to obtain in a reversely-biased diode D,. If the reverse current of diode D, is higher than I ⁇ , it is possible to change the current through D 2 by a shunt resistor R 2 ( Figure 18), which is selected so that the current through D 2 up to an applied voltage V ⁇ will be lower than I,,;,,. A lower R 2 value leads to a smaller current through diode D 2 and to a higher V ⁇ .
- a photoresistor (R H2 ) or a photodiode (D H2 ) as a resistor R 2
- a controlled capacitor is based on a GaAs PiN diode and a Schottky diode or, alternatively, on two GaAs PiN diodes.
- State-of-the-art technologies (MBE, MOCVD, and the like) make it possible to fabricate PiN silicon diodes having i-layer doping concentrations of not less than (l-5)xl0 13 cm 3 , and GaAs diodes with a doping concentration of not less than 10 14 cm '3 in an i-layer of a few microns in thickness.
- the doping concentration is the main determinant of the C ⁇ , and C rra /V)/C -ri 4 n (V) values.
- C is given by Equation (30a,b):
- x ; (V) [2 € € 0 ⁇ -V)/q(N d -N .F (30c)
- Equations (30a-c) and experimental measurements of C t (0) one can extract W- and estimate the maximum (N d -N - value.
- Figure 23 shows the dependence of C t (0) on (N ⁇ N -, calculated by using Equations
- Figure 24 illustrates the measured dependence of C t (0) on PiN diode areas for three diode sets, each set having a different W-. Within each set W; is constant. The lines represent a regression fit according to the dependence C,(0) ⁇ A (Equation 30a). Inserting the regression parameters into Equations (31) one obtains W- values of 71, 27 and 17 ⁇ m, which are close to thicknesses measured by other methods. This result supports the validity of both the condition x-(0) > W ; and the assumption that (N j -N - is independent of W ; .
- the total capacitance of a diode is given by:
- V 2 (kT/q) ln[(I/A)/j 0 +l]
- Figure 25 shows the measured dependence of the total PiN diode capacitance C(I) on forward bias
- Figure 26 shows the calculated dependence of C(I) and its components on the forward current (for an area of 0.3cm 2 ).
- C(I) curve 4
- C(I) curve 4
- I I ⁇ I - 10 "6 A
- C(I) increases much faster, and the dependence becomes almost linear due to the dominance of C d (curve 1).
- C t is independent of the current (curve 3) up to ⁇ 10 "3 A, and should be calculated from (30a);
- curve 6 in Figure 26 shows the experimental C(I) dependence of a PiN structure with parameters similar to those used in the calculation.
- the curve was obtained by converting V values into I values using a measured I-V characteristic. There is an excellent fit with the theoretical "case (b)" curve.
- Diode D can be a diode with an abrupt PN junction, a linearly graded PN junction, a PiN diode or a Schottky diode.
- the total capacitance of the two diodes in series C(V) is calculated using Equations (23), (30) and (33).
- the multiplier m can be chosen arbitrarily starting with the suggested ratio Q a , at a given bias.
- C ⁇ ) ⁇ is obtained from the condition that at I ⁇ , C ⁇ ⁇ ,, i.e.,
- Equation (39) shows that ! hope_,. decreases when ⁇ and/or W ; increase.
- Figure 27a shows examples of experimental I-V characteristics of different diodes D, with different values of differential resistivity R d in the V ⁇ - V ⁇ range;
- Figure 27b shows the measured C-V characteristics of the same capacitors.
- the W ⁇ value is dependent on the differential resistivity at V > V.,,;,, and as a first approximation can be written:
- Equation (49) shows that the slope of the C(V) characteristic increases with decreasing R,,. It was mentioned above that it is possible to control the size of the reverse current in diode D, between I ⁇ and I. ⁇ through the influence of radiation at V ⁇ V ⁇ . In this case the reverse current will depend on the intensity and the energy of radiation, and on the design and parameters of D, ( Figure 28).
- Controlled capacitors can therefore be very attractive candidates for sensors of radiation or temperature. From a radiation sensitivity viewpoint, the most effective controlled capacitors will be composed of diodes made from semiconductors with a direct zone structure, particularly GaAs.
- Equation (51) shows that the expected "zero" capacitance of diode D, increases when k decreases. If a PiN diode is used as diode D, then:
- Equations (53) and (55) make it possible to calculate the parameters of diode D, (Around W ; negligence N,), starting with the previously assumed or calculated parameters of diode D 2 : W i ⁇ 2 , A 2 , m and V ⁇ .
- W i ⁇ 2 , A 2 , m and V ⁇ are assumed or calculated parameters of diode D 2 .
- W M values are kept in a range which guaranties that the breakdown voltage of diode D, is higher than V ⁇ , i.e., V B ,I ⁇ ⁇ .
- Table 1 gives calculated parameters of a GaAs controlled capacitor composed of a Schottky diode under reverse bias as D admin and of a PiN diode under forward bias as D 2 , connected in series. Table 1
- Controlled capacitors according to the present invention may be fabricated in integrated form.
- the construction of such a controlled capacitor composed of a Schottky diode as diode D admin and of a forward- biased PiN diode as a diode D 2 is illustrated in Figure 29. What follows is a brief description of the fabrication steps.
- the breakdown voltage of such a Schottky barrier is about 40-70V.
- the Schottky barrier is reverse-biased and the PiN diode is forward-biased.
- the reverse current of the Schottky diode is composed of volume and surface components. The surface component can be reduced by special treatment and protection of the side surface.
- Figures 30-31 demonstrate experimental Schottky diode I-V and C-V characteristics of such structures having different W- and A.
- the light control can be provided by direct irradiation of the side surface of the Schottky diode.
- the current generated by light in the near-surface region is high enough for capacitance control.
- Figure 32(a) shows experimental C-V characteristics of a light controlled capacitor (LCC) under various light intensities (H, ⁇ H 2 ⁇ H 3 ).
- FIG. 32(b) shows the dependence of the reverse current of the Schottky diode on light intensity.
- light penetration through the Schottky barrier area is provided by etching the metallization, so that the contact has the shape of a metal grid or "fingers".
- P + PiNP + structure shown in Figure 33, which includes a back-to-back connection of a P * N and a PiN diode.
- the P * N junction (D,) can be made by an acceptor atom, such as Zn, diffusion into the N region of a GaAs P + PiN structure, or by the epitaxial growth of a PMayer, for example by methods such as LPE, CVD, MBE or MOCVD, on N. Using diffusion, it is possible to get a more linear junction with a higher breakdown voltage of diode D,. Etching the metallization and the P-layer in D, to open windows will improve the efficiency of light control.
- the controlled capacitor can also be fabricated on a N + substrate ( Figure 36).
- a PiN layered structure is grown, e.g., by LPE. Either an ohmic contact or a Schottky barrier is then deposited on the N-layer.
- the characteristic of the capacitor is determined by the reverse I-V characteristics of the N + P junction.
- the N + P (D/) and the Schottky (D,”) diodes are both reverse-biased, and connected in series, and therefore the voltage held by D,' + D," is larger than in the first case ( Figure 36(a)).
- Controlled capacitors can also be designed in the form of a matrix arrangement, as shown in Figure 37.
- the structure is separated into elementary cells, each of which includes a forward-biased PiN diode in series with a reverse-biased Schottky diode ( Figure 37(a)) or a reverse- biased PN junction ( Figure 37(b)).
- windows are etched in the metallization of each cell.
- all the previously discussed variants (Figs. 29, 33-36) can be realized in a matrix form.
- the main advantage of such a form is the added possibility of controlling the capacitance of a separate cell, or of a group of cells, by appropriate irradiation.
- a matrix form can also be used to obtain large values of capacitance (C ⁇ .
- the cells of the matrix must be connected in parallel with the common cathode.
- a further increase in the total capacitance may be achieved by the parallel connection of a number of matrices to a common metallic anode ( Figure 38). In this way one can design a controlled capacitor having relatively high C ⁇ ,. and C ⁇ .
- ITM A, x j,(V)
- the ratio C PiN /C Sch (0) increases with decreasing W ; and/or N d , and by increasing A,/A 2 .
- A,/A 2 350, i.e., the area of the Schottky barrier has to be about 350 times smaller than that of the PiN diode.
- This result was obtained experimentally with a dot barrier contact to the low-doped (» 5 x 10 15 cm "3 ) N base of a PiN diode structure with an area of 3 x 3mm 2 ( Figure 40).
- the reverse-biased PiN structure is a common diode D, for hundreds of forward-biased Schottky diodes.
- Windows (1) through the N-layer are etched down to the i-region. Some windows are then filled by an opaque dielectric compound (2) to electrically isolate the diodes, and to protect the spaces between the matrix elements from light.
- the light absorbed in a window (1) generates electron-hole pairs in the i-region which leads to the growth of the reverse current 1, ⁇ of the PiN diode and consequently to the growth of the capacitance of the matrix cell through which the current is passed.
- the most difficult technological problem in the fabrication of such a matrix is to ensure the homogeneous distribution of the reverse current among all the cells, and to guarantee an 1 ⁇ value below I ⁇ for each cell.
- a hybrid design of a controlled capacitor (that is, separate back-to-back D, and D 2 diodes) is preferable when it is necessary to connect two diodes having different areas, or whenever it is impossible technologically to fulfill the l boss- a and V ⁇ conditions using an integrated design.
- a hybrid design also enables electrical connection to the "middle point" between the diodes, which can be useful for some applications, and/or connection of sensors or other current regulation elements for capacitance control. In a hybrid construction the elements can be connected by a conductive glue or by soldering.
- CCC's and LCC's in a hybrid design are shown in Figures 42, 43 and 44.
- Figure 45(a) shows the reverse I-V characteristics of a Schottky diode of 3x 3mm 2 area with a comb-shaped barrier metallization of an active area A, of 0.04cm 2 .
- the base doping concentration is about (1-2) x 10 16 cm “3 and the breakdown voltage about 30V.
- Light irradiation by a microscopic light source increases the "dark" reverse current by up to four orders of magnitude.
- Curve 1 is the "dark" C-V of the LCC
- curve 2 is the "dark” C-V of the Schottky diode
- curve 3 shows how the LCC capacitance switches between these two when the light is switched on and off.
- Figures 46(a) and 46(b) show I-V and C-V characteristics of a similar LCC, but having an active area of the Schottky diode of about 0.07cm 2 , and therefore C msx values also higher than in Figure 45.
- the hybrid construction is the only one possible for application in high power converters, where large capacitances have to be controlled at high voltages. In this case a number of capacitors are connected in parallel, as shown in Figure 47.
- the dynamic characteristics of a controlled capacitor are determined mainly by the time constants of the loading and unloading of the various capacitances in the device.
- the power returned to an external load R during unloading is: P ⁇ CxV 2 /(4t RC ) where t RC is the unloading time of the capacitor to an R, (t RC » R ⁇ C + ⁇ d ). If R ⁇ C « ⁇ d , then the unloading time is determined mainly by ⁇ d ( Figure 49).
- the limit power of the capacitor unloading is: The power averaged over a period (see Figure 49 ) is:
- Devices according to the present invention may find application in a wide variety of applications, all of which are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention.
- Three possible areas of controlled capacitor applications are: (1) LCR contours and amplifiers; (2) sensors and detectors; and (3) power converters.
- Figure 50 demonstrates an idea for converting an alternating voltage into an alternating capacitance. Because the higher the slope of the C-V characteristic dC/dV, the smaller has to be the ⁇ V value to obtain the expected ⁇ C.
- ⁇ C ⁇ (C ⁇ -Q - dC/dV x ⁇ V TM and dC/dV are the parameters of a controlled capacitor.
- Figure 51 shows two different circuits using an LCC.
- the growth of the capacitance as a result of irradiation takes place practically under a constant bias on the controlled capacitor, because ⁇ V « 0.2-0.4V.
- the slope of a characteristic is
- diode D 2 can be used as the receiver of radiation.
- the criterion for diode D 2 to be used as a receiver is that the current through the diode without irradiation has to be below I ⁇ , while under irradiation it must reach 1 ⁇ at some defined intensity H ⁇ . It is also possible to control the capacitance by controlling the charge in diode
- the area of controlled capacitors in this power range has to be between 1-10cm 2 .
- Intermediate power converters can be fabricated using a parallel connection of structures with areas of 0.3-0.5cm 2 in an integrated or in a hybrid design ( Figures 38, 47).
- capacitors can be made by parallel connection of an appropriate number of low-power capacitors. For example, for 200 W conversion a parallel connection of about 20 10W capacitors is required.
- converters can be made by parallel connection of hybrid capacitors designed for 200W.
- a about 50 elements have to be *>
- the most advantageous controlled capacitors are high voltage capacitors, because the increase of applied voltage increases the converted power significantly but does not require a significant increase in the area.
- a capacitor designed for 2KV has about the same dimensions as a 1KV controlled capacitor, but the converted power can reach about 40KW as compared to lOkW.
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