Title :
Resonant interband tunnelling diode with high peak current density
Author :
Kitabayashi, H. ; Waho, T. ; Yamamoto, Manabu
Author_Institution :
NTT Syst. Electron. Labs., Atsugi
fDate :
1/2/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Peak current densities (Ip) as high as 1.3×105 A/cm2 with peak-to-valley current ratios of 3.7 are reported for InAs/AlSb/GaSb/AlSb/InAs double-barrier resonant interband tunnelling diodes. The fact that 1-monolayer-thick AlSb barriers exist between the InAs and GaSb layers is essential in obtaining such a high value of Ip
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; indium compounds; resonant tunnelling diodes; InAs-AlSb-GaSb-AlSb-InAs; double-barrier resonant interband tunnelling diode; negative resistance; peak current density;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970019