In SiN/AlGaN/GaN heterostructures, the evaluation of interface charges at the SiN/AlGaN and AlGaN/GaN interfaces is crucial since they both rule the formation of the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the AlGaN/GaN interface. In this paper, we conducted a thorough analysis of the gate-to-channel capacitance CGC(VG) and of the drain current ID(VG) over a gate voltage VG range enabling the depletion of the 2DEG and the formation of the electron channel at the SiN/AlGaN interface. This work includes the establishment of analytical equations for VTH1 (formation of the 2DEG) and VTH2 (formation of the electron channel at the SiN/AlGaN interface) as a function of interface charges and of the p-doping below the 2DEG. The inclusion of the p-doped layer below the 2DEG and the use we made of VTH2 have not been reported in previous studies. Our analysis allows a reliable estimate of the interface charges at the AlxGa1−xN/GaN and SiN/AlxGa1−xN interfaces for various Al concentrations x as well as to demonstrate that the polarization charge at the SiN/AlxGa1−xN interface is compensated, which confirms previous findings. Moreover, this compensation is found to be induced by the AlGaN layer rather than the SiN layer.
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