Title :
Room-temperature operation of AlGaAs/GaAs resonant tunnelling structures grown by metalorganic vapour-phase epitaxy
Author :
Schnell, R.D. ; Tews, H. ; Neumann, Robert
Author_Institution :
Siemens Res. Labs., Munchen, West Germany
fDate :
6/22/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Reports improvements in resonant tunnelling through AlGaAs/GaAs double barrier quantum wells grown by metalorganic vapour-phase epitaxy. At room temperature peak-to-valley current ratios up to 2.4 and peak current densities of 1.9*104 A/cm2 are obtained.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; semiconductor quantum wells; tunnel diodes; tunnelling; vapour phase epitaxial growth; AlGaAs-GaAs; MOVPE; double barrier quantum wells; improvements; metalorganic vapour-phase epitaxy; peak current densities; peak-to-valley current ratios; resonant tunnelling structures; room temperature operation; semiconductors;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890559