Fine structure of photoresponse spectra in a double-barrier resonant tunnelling diode

被引:0
作者
Vitusevich, SA
Förster, A
Reetz, W
Lüth, H
Belyaev, AE
Danylyuk, SV
机构
[1] Forschungszentrum Julich, Inst Schicht & Ionentech, D-52425 Julich, Germany
[2] Natl Acad Sci Ukraine, Inst Semicond Phys, UA-252028 Kiev, Ukraine
关键词
D O I
10.1088/0957-4484/11/4/322
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The photoresponsivity spectra of double-barrier resonant tunnelling diodes have been measured in a wide range of light wavelength as well as applied voltage. The complex behaviour of measured spectra is analysed, taking into account different channels for electron injection into the quantum well (QW). The results obtained yield evidence for modulated electron-hole (e-h) recombination in the QW provided by direct excitation of e-h pairs in the QW.
引用
收藏
页码:305 / 308
页数:4
相关论文
共 8 条
[1]   Effect of spacer layer on quantum interference in double-barrier resonant tunneling structures [J].
Belyaev, AE ;
Vitusevich, SA ;
Figielski, T ;
Glavin, BA ;
Konakova, RV ;
Kravchenko, LN ;
Makosa, A ;
Wosinski, T .
SURFACE SCIENCE, 1996, 361 (1-3) :235-238
[2]   TUNNELING OF PHOTOEXCITED HOLES THROUGH A DOUBLE-BARRIER RESONANT TUNNELING STRUCTURE OBSERVED BY TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE [J].
CHARBONNEAU, S ;
YOUNG, JF ;
THORPE, AJS .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1990, 57 (03) :264-266
[3]   QUANTUM-WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS [J].
LEVINE, BF .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1993, 74 (08) :R1-R81
[4]   DOMINANT PHOTOGENERATED VALLEY CURRENT IN A DOUBLE-BARRIER RESONANT-TUNNELING DIODE [J].
LI, HS ;
CHEN, LP ;
CHEN, YW ;
WANG, KL ;
PAN, DS ;
LIU, JM .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1994, 65 (23) :2999-3001
[5]   OPTICALLY SWITCHED RESONANT-TUNNELING DIODES [J].
MOISE, TS ;
KAO, YC ;
GARRETT, LD ;
CAMPBELL, JC .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1995, 66 (09) :1104-1106
[6]   Comparison of the performance of quantum well and conventional bulk infrared photodetectors [J].
Rogalski, A .
INFRARED PHYSICS & TECHNOLOGY, 1997, 38 (05) :295-310
[7]   EXCITATION MECHANISMS OF PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IN DOUBLE-BARRIER RESONANT-TUNNELING STRUCTURES [J].
SKOLNICK, MS ;
SIMMONDS, PE ;
HAYES, DG ;
HIGGS, AW ;
SMITH, GW ;
PITT, AD ;
WHITEHOUSE, CR ;
HUTCHINSON, HJ ;
WHITE, CRH ;
EAVES, L ;
HENINI, M ;
HUGHES, OH .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1990, 42 (05) :3069-3076
[8]   ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL EVIDENCE OF RESONANT TUNNELING OF HOLES IN AN N+N+ DOUBLE-BARRIER DIODE STRUCTURE UNDER ILLUMINATION [J].
VODJDANI, N ;
COTE, D ;
THOMAS, D ;
SERMAGE, B ;
BOIS, P ;
COSTARD, E ;
NAGLE, J .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1990, 56 (01) :33-35