IN0.25GA0.75AS/ALAS-BASED RESONANT TUNNELING DIODES GROWN ON PREPATTERNED AND NON-PATTERNED GAAS (100) SUBSTRATES

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作者
KAPRE, R [1 ]
MADHUKAR, A [1 ]
GUHA, S [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,PHOTON MAT LAB,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
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10.1109/55.55277
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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We report on the dc current-voltage characteristics of strained Ino.25Gao.75As/AlAs resonant tunneling diode (RTD) structures grown on GaAs (100) substrates which, for the first time, also include prepatterned mesas. The observed peak-to-valley current ratios (PVR’s) of 4.5 at 300 K and 15 at 77 K with corresponding peak current densities of 11 and 13 kA/cm2 are the highest values of PVR to date for this strained system and are the same for the nonpatterned and prepatterned regions. © 1990 IEEE
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