DELTA-DOPED TUNNEL-DIODE - A NEW NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE DEVICE

被引:5
作者
GILMAN, JMA
ONEILL, AG
机构
[1] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
关键词
Semiconductor devices and materials; Tunneldiodes;
D O I
10.1049/el:19900395
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel tunnel diode is proposed. Modulation doping is used to define a two dimensional electron or hole gas on either side of a p-n junction tunnelling barrier. The additional parameter of doping spike separation enables a wide range of I-V characteristics to be selected. This leads to a decoupling of the current peak and corresponding voltage. Improvements in current density and speed are predicted. © 1990, The Institution of Electrical Engineers. All rights reserved.
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页码:601 / 602
页数:2
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