Study of factors limiting electron mobility in InSb quantum wells

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作者
Chung, SJ [1 ]
Goldammer, KJ
Lindstrom, SC
Johnson, MB
Santos, MB
机构
[1] Univ Oklahoma, Dept Phys & Astron, Norman, OK 73019 USA
[2] Univ Oklahoma, Lab Elect Properties Mat, Norman, OK 73019 USA
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1999年 / 17卷 / 03期
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10.1116/1.590712
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We observe a significant increase in InSb quantum-well mobility when remote doping of Al0.09In0.91Sb barriers is accomplished by three layers, rather than one layer, of Si delta doping. At 7 K, the electron mobility in single quantum-well structures grown on GaAs substrates is as high as 280 000 cm(2)/V s with an electron density of 2.33 x 10(11) cm(-2). The density of oriented abrupt steps and square-mound features on the sample surface correlates with the electron mobility in the well. (C) 1999 American Vacuum Society. [S0734-211X(99)04203-1].
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