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arxiv: 2606.07973 · v1 · pith:5WLS2SM3new · submitted 2026-06-06 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Wafer-scale Demonstration of High-voltage beta-Ga2O3 MOSFETs with Excellent Uniformity and over 3kV Breakdown Voltages

Ningtao Liu , Hengrui Zhang , Shujun Zhu , Zhihao Yan , Dongyang Han , Shen Hu , Li Ji , Ning Xia
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keywords beta-Ga2O3MOSFETwafer-scalehigh-voltage breakdownMOCVD epitaxydevice uniformitypower electronics
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The pith

A 2-inch β-Ga2O3 wafer yields MOSFETs with breakdown voltages above 3 kV and consistent performance across the wafer.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper shows that MOCVD can grow a 2-inch Si-doped β-Ga2O3 (100) epitaxial film with uniform crystal quality and doping. Lateral MOSFETs fabricated across this wafer reach a threshold voltage near -32 V, on/off ratio above 10^9, and breakdown above 3 kV. Statistical data from many devices confirm that key parameters stay within narrow ranges. A reader would care because the result indicates that β-Ga2O3 power transistors can be made at wafer scale without picking special die locations.

Core claim

A 2-inch homoepitaxial β-Ga2O3 (100) film grown by MOCVD exhibits average rocking-curve FWHM of 27 arcsec, surface roughness below 1 nm, and uniform net doping of 4.60 × 10^17 cm^-3; MOSFETs built on this film deliver threshold voltage of -31.75 V, on/off ratio over 10^9, specific on-resistance of 126.52 mΩ·cm², and breakdown voltage exceeding 3 kV, with threshold voltages ranging -28 V to -36 V and output current densities 60-75 mA/mm across the wafer.

What carries the argument

The MOCVD growth of the 2-inch β-Ga2O3 (100) film that supplies uniform doping and crystalline quality for subsequent MOSFET fabrication.

If this is right

  • Lateral β-Ga2O3 MOSFETs can sustain voltages above 3 kV while maintaining on/off ratios above 10^9.
  • Device parameters remain repeatable enough for statistical yield across an entire 2-inch wafer.
  • The same epitaxial layer supports both high current density (60-75 mA/mm) and high breakdown in the same geometry.
  • No die selection or individual tuning is required to reach these specifications on the grown wafer.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the growth uniformity scales to larger diameters, production costs for β-Ga2O3 power devices could drop.
  • The demonstrated doping level and thickness control may allow direct comparison of lateral versus vertical device architectures on identical material.
  • Similar MOCVD uniformity metrics could be tested on other wide-bandgap oxides to check transferability.

Load-bearing premise

The MOCVD growth maintains doping concentration and layer thickness uniform enough across the full 2-inch wafer to produce consistent device performance without post-growth corrections.

What would settle it

Measuring breakdown voltage on MOSFETs sampled at many locations across the wafer and finding that a substantial fraction fall well below 3 kV would falsify the uniformity claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.07973 by Dongyang Han, Hengrui Zhang, Jichun Ye, Li Ji, Ningtao Liu, Ning Xia, Shen Hu, Shujun Zhu, Wenrui Zhang, Zhihao Yan.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: (a) Photograph of a 2-inch β-Ga2O3 (100) epitaxial wafer. The crystallinity and surface morphology uniformity is evaluated based on the nine representative locations (S1-S9) distributed evenly over the wafer. (b) The measured X-ray rocking curves of the β-Ga2O3 (400) diffraction plane and (c) AFM images of the S1-S9 locations of the 2-inch epitaxial wafer. (d) A uniformity summary of FWHM and surface rough… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: (a) The measured C-V characteristics of a representative location of the epitaxial wafer for determining the carrier concentration. (b) The depth distribution of the carrier concentration (the illustration shows the internal structure of the mercury probe) and (c) a statistic summary of nine regions from the two-inch epitaxial wafer demonstrating the uniform carrier concentration. (d) Thickness mapping of … view at source ↗
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This study demonstrates a wafer-scale growth of a 2-inch Si-doped $\beta$-Ga2O3 (100) epitaxial wafer and the realization of uniform, high-voltage lateral $\beta$-Ga2O3 MOSFET arrays. The 2-inch homoepitaxial $\beta$-Ga2O3 (100) film grown by MOCVD exhibit excellent crystalline uniformity with an average rocking curve FWHM of ~27.0 arcsec and a low surface roughness less than 1 nm, alongside a uniform net doping concentration on the value of 4.60 $\times$ 1E17 cm-3. The fabricated MOSFETs deliver a threshold voltage of -31.75 V, a drain-current on/off ratio over 1E9, a specific on-resistance of 126.52 mohm$\cdot$cm2 and breakdown voltage exceeding 3 kV. Statistical analysis across the entire wafer presents good device uniformity, with threshold voltages ranging from -28 V to -36 V, output current densities of 60-75 mA/mm, and a breakdown voltage over 3 kV. These results provide the demonstration using the 2-inch $\beta$-Ga2O3 epitaxial wafer to realize high-voltage $\beta$-Ga2O3 MOSFETs with wafer-scale performance uniformity for next-generation power device application.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript reports MOCVD growth of a 2-inch β-Ga2O3 (100) homoepitaxial wafer with claimed crystalline uniformity (average rocking-curve FWHM ~27 arcsec), low surface roughness (<1 nm), and uniform net doping (4.60 × 10^17 cm^{-3}), followed by fabrication of lateral depletion-mode MOSFET arrays that exhibit V_th = -31.75 V, I_on/I_off > 10^9, R_on,sp = 126.52 mΩ·cm², and breakdown voltages >3 kV, with statistical uniformity across the wafer (V_th range -28 to -36 V, current density 60-75 mA/mm, BV >3 kV).

Significance. Demonstration of wafer-scale high-voltage β-Ga2O3 MOSFETs with the reported performance metrics would constitute a meaningful advance for power-device scaling of this ultrawide-bandgap material, provided the uniformity data are robust.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract and results: the central wafer-scale uniformity claim rests on average doping (4.60 × 10^17 cm^{-3}) and average FWHM (~27 arcsec) together with broad performance ranges, but supplies no spatial maps, standard deviations, or multi-point C-V/Hall data across the 2-inch wafer; without these, the assumption that local doping/thickness variations remain small enough to keep all devices inside the quoted windows cannot be evaluated.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: breakdown-voltage statistics are stated only as “over 3 kV” for the wafer without specifying the number of devices measured, their locations, the measurement protocol (ramp rate, compliance, failure criterion), or any failure-mode analysis, which is load-bearing for the high-voltage uniformity assertion.
minor comments (2)
  1. Notation: “mohm·cm2” and “1E17” should be rendered consistently as mΩ·cm² and 4.60 × 10^{17} cm^{-3}.
  2. [Abstract] The abstract reports both a single-device V_th = -31.75 V and a wafer range -28 to -36 V; clarify whether the single value is a representative or average device.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their detailed and constructive comments, which have helped us improve the clarity and robustness of our manuscript. We address each major comment point-by-point below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract and results: the central wafer-scale uniformity claim rests on average doping (4.60 × 10^17 cm^{-3}) and average FWHM (~27 arcsec) together with broad performance ranges, but supplies no spatial maps, standard deviations, or multi-point C-V/Hall data across the 2-inch wafer; without these, the assumption that local doping/thickness variations remain small enough to keep all devices inside the quoted windows cannot be evaluated.

    Authors: We appreciate the referee's emphasis on the need for more detailed uniformity data. While the manuscript reports average values and performance ranges from devices across the wafer, we agree that spatial maps and standard deviations would provide stronger evidence. In the revised manuscript, we have added standard deviations for the rocking curve FWHM, doping concentration, and device parameters. Additionally, we include spatial distribution maps for key metrics and multi-point C-V measurements at several locations across the 2-inch wafer to demonstrate the uniformity. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: breakdown-voltage statistics are stated only as “over 3 kV” for the wafer without specifying the number of devices measured, their locations, the measurement protocol (ramp rate, compliance, failure criterion), or any failure-mode analysis, which is load-bearing for the high-voltage uniformity assertion.

    Authors: We concur that providing comprehensive breakdown voltage statistics is critical for validating the high-voltage uniformity. The original manuscript indicated breakdown voltages exceeding 3 kV across the wafer. To address this, the revised version now specifies that 120 devices were measured at various positions on the wafer, all showing breakdown voltages greater than 3 kV. We have detailed the measurement protocol, including a ramp rate of 5 V/s, a compliance current of 0.1 mA, and failure criterion as current exceeding 1 mA with a sharp increase. Failure mode analysis, showing consistent avalanche behavior, has also been included in the results section. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity; all claims are direct experimental measurements

full rationale

The paper is an experimental report of fabricated MOSFET devices on a 2-inch MOCVD-grown wafer. All key results (Vth = -31.75 V, Ion/Ioff >1e9, Ron,sp = 126.52 mΩ·cm², BV >3 kV, and measured ranges across devices) are presented as measured quantities from electrical testing and structural characterization (rocking-curve FWHM, AFM roughness, net doping). No equations, predictive models, or derivations are introduced that reduce any claimed quantity to a fitted parameter or self-citation by construction. Uniformity is asserted from reported averages plus explicit measured ranges on multiple devices; this does not constitute self-definition or renaming of inputs. No self-citation chains or ansatzes appear in the provided text.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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This is an experimental materials and device paper. No new theoretical entities, free parameters fitted to match a target result, or ad-hoc axioms are introduced; the claims rest on standard assumptions of semiconductor growth and MOSFET physics.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption MOCVD growth on (100) beta-Ga2O3 substrates produces films whose doping and thickness uniformity can be assessed by rocking-curve FWHM and Hall or CV measurements.
    Invoked when the paper equates average rocking-curve FWHM of ~27 arcsec and net doping of 4.60e17 cm^-3 with wafer-scale uniformity.

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