HYSTERESIS OF TRAPPED CHARGE IN ALGASB BARRIER AS A MECHANISM FOR THE CURRENT BISTABILITY IN ALGASB INAS ALGASB DOUBLE-BARRIER STRUCTURES

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BUOT, FA
RAJAGOPAL, AK
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[1] Naval Research Laboratory, Washington
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10.1063/1.111382
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A simple theory of charge buildup and bistability is used to show that the new hysteresis and bistability in the current-voltage behavior recently reported in AlGaSb/InAs/AlGaSb double-barrier structures is directly related to the bistability and hysteresis in the hole population of the AlGaSb barrier layer. This occurs well before the resonant-tunneling-current peak.
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