High-Performance Ultra-Wide-Bandgap CaSnO3 Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the first high-performance La-doped CaSnO3 MOSFETs with exceptional electrical characteristics, high breakdown voltage, and potential for high-power, high-temperature applications in ultrawide bandgap semiconductor electronics.

Contribution

First demonstration of CaSnO3 MOSFETs with high on/off ratio, mobility, and breakdown voltage, advancing ultrawide bandgap semiconductor device technology.

Findings

On/off ratio exceeds 10^8

Breakdown voltage of 1660 V achieved

High-temperature operation up to 400 K demonstrated

Abstract

The increasing demand for high-voltage and high-power electronic applications has intensified the search for novel ultrawide bandgap (UWB) semiconductors. Alkaline earth stannates possess wide band gaps and exhibit the highest room-temperature electron mobilities among all perovskite oxides. Among this family, Calcium stannate (CaSnO3) has the largest band gap of ~4.7 eV, holding great promise for high-power applications. However, the demonstration of CaSnO3 power electronic devices is so far limited. In this work, high-performance metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices based on La-doped CaSnO3 are demonstrated for the first time. The MOSFETs exhibit an on/off ratio exceeding 10^8, along with field-effect mobility of 8.4 cm2 V-1 s-1 and on-state current of 30 mA mm-1. The high performance of the CaSnO3 MOSFET devices can be ascribed to the excellent metal-to-semiconductor contact resistance of 0.73 k{\Omega}{\mu}m. The devices also show great potential for harsh environment operations, as high-temperature operations up to 400 K have been demonstrated. An off-state breakdown voltage of 1660 V is achieved, with a breakdown field of ~8.3 MV cm-1 among the highest reported for all UWB semiconductors. This work represents significant progress toward realizing the practical application of CaSnO3 in future high-voltage power electronic technologies.