Hexagonal III-nitride semiconductors exhibit internal polarization fields along their c-direction. In regions with graded mole fractions, the polarization gradient creates bound volume charge densities. Due to their electrostatic effect, they affect the balance of mobile charges, and can lead to polarization induced doping. In this contribution, drift-diffusion type simulations are employed in order to analyze a pn-junction based on polarization induced charges, and an analytical formula for calculating the bound charge density is given.
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