Diamond is a promising ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor for next-generation power electronic devices due to its exceptional material properties. However, the realization of diamond-based power devices remains challenging because reliable n-type doping...
Diamond is a promising ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor for next-generation power electronic devices due to its exceptional material properties. However, the realization of diamond-based power devices remains challenging because reliable n-type doping is difficult to achieve, making Schottky barrier diodes(SBDs) the most actively investigated device architecture. In this study, first, lateral diamond SBDs were fabricated and characterized, exhibiting rectifying behavior with a turn-on voltage of 0.66 V and an ideality factor of 1.46. Nevertheless, the high on-resistance associated with electrode spacing indicates that lateral structures are less suitable for high-power applications, motivating the adoption of vertical device architectures. In vertical diamond SBDs, severe electric-field crowding at the Schottky contact edge limits the breakdown voltage. To address this issue, field plate(FP) structures were systematically investigated using Silvaco TCAD simulations under a fixed total dielectric thickness of 100 nm. For single FP structures, the breakdown voltage increased with both dielectric thickness and dielectric constant; however, high-k dielectrics may induce increased leakage current due to their limited band offset with diamond. To overcome this limitation, a dual FP structure combining low-k and high-k dielectrics was proposed. The optimized SiO2(50 nm)/HfO2(50 nm) configuration achieved a breakdown voltage of 880 V, corresponding to a 3.8-fold improvement compared to a device without an FP. This structure also provides a more uniform electric-field distribution and alleviates potential reliability concerns. These results provide practical design guidelines for field plate engineering in high-voltage diamond Schottky barrier diodes.