Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Journal articles
  4. Structural, electronic, elastic, power, and transport properties of beta-Ga2O3 from first principles
 
research article

Structural, electronic, elastic, power, and transport properties of beta-Ga2O3 from first principles

Ponce, Samuel  
•
Giustino, Feliciano
July 20, 2020
Physical Review Research

We investigate the structural, electronic, vibrational, power, and transport properties of the beta allotrope of Ga2O3 from first principles. We find phonon frequencies and elastic constants that reproduce the correct band ordering, in agreement with experiment. We use the Boltzmann transport equation to compute the intrinsic electron and hole drift mobility and obtain room-temperature values of 258 and 1.2 cm(2)/Vs, respectively, as well as 6300 and 13 cm(2)/Vs at 100 K. Through a spectral decomposition of the scattering contribution to the inverse mobility, we find that multiple longitudinal-optical modes of B-u symmetry are responsible for the electron mobility of beta-Ga2O3 but that many acoustic modes also contribute, making it essential to include all scattering processes in the calculations. Using the von Hippel low-energy criterion, we computed the breakdown field to be 5.8 MV/cm at room temperature, yielding a Baliga figure of merit of 1250 with respect to silicon, ideal for high-power electronics. This work presents a general framework to predictively investigate novel high-power electronic materials.

  • Files
  • Details
  • Metrics
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name

PhysRevResearch.2.033102.pdf

Type

Publisher's Version

Version

Published version

Access type

openaccess

License Condition

CC BY

Size

1.46 MB

Format

Adobe PDF

Checksum (MD5)

f3afd6603e001c0ccc92dd2cecac95c1

Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés