NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE OF ALGAAS/GAAS HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR-TRANSISTORS - INFLUENCE OF EMITTER EDGE CURRENT

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WALDROP, JR
CHANG, MF
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[1] Rockwell International Science Center, Thousand Oaks
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10.1109/55.363216
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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 an electrical characterization of AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors over a temperature range of 250 to 400 K in which the emitter edge current contribution to the negative differential output resistance (NDR) effect is determined. A quantitative analysis of the dc gain versus temperature and perimeter to area ratio indicates that emitter edge has a major influence on the NDR magnitude.
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