DocumentCode
797026
Title
Experimental drain current drop-back in GaAs MESFETs
Author
Fobelets, K. ; Borghs, G. ; Hegarty, J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Trinity Coll., Dublin, Ireland
Volume
31
Issue
23
fYear
1995
fDate
11/9/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2042
Lastpage
2044
Abstract
The authors demonstrate experimentally for the first time drain current drop-back at low drain voltages in GaAs MESFETs. This negative differential conductance is caused by the Gunn effect. The pronounced current drop-back is attributed to the special layer structure of the MESFET
Keywords
Gunn effect; III-V semiconductors; Schottky gate field effect transistors; electric current; gallium arsenide; GaAs; Gunn effect; MESFET; drain current drop-back; low drain voltages; negative differential conductance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19951401
Filename
490628
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