DocumentCode
1020662
Title
Dependence of conduction-band discontinuity on aluminium mole fraction in GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunctions
Author
Hill, Andrew J. ; Ladbrooke, P.H.
Author_Institution
GEC, Hirst Research Centre, Wembley, UK
Volume
22
Issue
4
fYear
1986
Firstpage
218
Lastpage
219
Abstract
The conduction-band discontinuity dependence on aluminium mole fraction for GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunctions is discussed and is shown to have a maximum value at a mole fraction of approximately 0.45.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; band structure of crystalline semiconductors and insulators; conduction bands; gallium arsenide; p-n heterojunctions; Al mole fraction; GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunctions; III-V semiconductors; conduction-band discontinuity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19860152
Filename
4256340
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