Research Article

A Quasi-Two-Dimensional Physics-Based Model of HEMTs without Smoothing Functions for Joining Linear and Saturation Regions of I-V Characteristics

Table 1

List of parameters used in simulation [22].

SymbolPhysical meaningValueUnit

The permittivity of the barrier layer12.1-
The permittivity of free space8.85 × 10−12F/m
Elementary charge1.62 × 10−19C
The Boltzmann constant1.38 × 10−23J/K
The Planck constant6.62 × 10−34J⋅s
The room temperature300K
The lattice temperature300K
The parameter of band gap model1.52eV
The parameter of band gap model5.58 × 10−4eV/K
The parameter of band gap model220K
Electron mobility of highly doped GaAs at the -valley800cm2/(V⋅s)
Electron mobility of highly doped GaAs at the -valley40cm2/(V⋅s)
Lattice mobility ( = 300 K) for GaAs at the -valley8500cm2/(V⋅s)
Lattice mobility ( = 300 K) for GaAs at the -valley410cm2/(V⋅s)
Concentration of ionized impurity in the channel1 × 1014cm−3
Temperature dependent fitting parameter1 × 1017cm−3
Temperature dependent fitting parameter0.5-
Fitting parameter-2.2-
Fitting parameter2-
The electrons saturating velocity in the -valley2.5 × 107cm/c
The electrons saturating velocity in the -valley0.9 × 107cm/c
The electronic gap between and X valleys0.31eV
Energy relaxation model parameter for GaAs0.48ps
Energy relaxation model parameter for GaAs0.025ps
Energy relaxation model parameter for GaAs-0.053-
Energy relaxation model parameter for GaAs0.853-
Energy relaxation model parameter for GaAs0.5-
The effective mass of electrons in -valley5.92 × 10−32kg
The effective mass of electrons in X-valley4.29 × 10−31kg
The effective mass of holes4.19 × 10−31kg