Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
InAs/AlSb double-barrier resonant tunneling diodes with peak current densities up to 370,000 A/sq cm and high peak-to-valley current ratios of 3.2 at room temperature have been fabricated. The peak current density is well-explained by a stationary-state transport model with the two-band envelope function approximation. The valley current density predicted by this model is less than the experimental value by a factor that is typical of the discrepancy found in other double-barrier structures. It is concluded that threading dislocations are largely inactive in the resonant tunneling process.
Keywords:
ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Type:
Applied Physics Letters (ISSN 0003-6951); 58; 275-277
Format:
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