Negative differential resistance of InGaAs dual channel transistors

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Sugaya, T.
Yamane, T.
Hori, S.
Komori, K.
Yonei, K.
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[1] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058568, Japan
[2] Shibaura Inst Technol, Tokyo 108, Japan
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Seventh International Conference on New Phenomena in Mesoscopic Structures and Fifth International Conference on Surfaces and Interfaces of Mesoscopic Devices, 2005 | 2006年 / 38卷
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10.1088/1742-6596/38/1/027
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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 demonstrate a new type of velocity modulation transistor (VMT) with an InGaAs dual channel structure fabricated on an InP (001) substrate. The dual channel structure consists of a high mobility 10 nm In0.53Ga0.47As quantum well, a 2 nm In0.52Al0.48As barrier layer, and a low mobility 1 nm In0.26Ga0.74As quantum well. The VMTs have a negative differential resistance (NDR) effect with a low source-drain voltage of 0.38 V. The NDR characteristics can be clearly seen in the temperature range of 50 to 220 K with a gate voltage of 5 V. The NDR mechanism is thought to be the carrier transfer from the high mobility to the low mobility channels. Three-terminal VMTs are favorable for applications to high-frequency, high-speed, and low-power consumption devices.
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