NOVEL RESONANT-TUNNELING TRANSISTOR WITH HIGH TRANSCONDUCTANCE AT ROOM-TEMPERATURE

被引:27
作者
PEATMAN, WCB
BROWN, ER
ROOKS, MJ
MAKI, P
GRIMM, WJ
SHUR, M
机构
[1] MIT,LINCOLN LAB,LEXINGTON,MA 02173
[2] CORNELL UNIV,NATL NANOFABRICAT FACIL,ITHACA,NY 14853
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1109/55.294081
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 resonant tunneling transistor (RTT) utilizing a novel heterodimensional Schottky gate technology is described. The gate is formed by electroplating Pt/Au onto the side of an AlGaAs/GaAs double barrier structure. The gate voltage modulates the drain current by modulating the area of the quasi-two dimensional electron accumulation layer which forms above the source barrier under drain-source bias. Room temperature transistor characteristics included a peak current of 225 mA/mm and peak transconductance of 218 mS/mm. The ultrafine fabrication process is also discussed.
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页码:236 / 238
页数:3
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