Electron saturation velocity of GaInP deduced in a GaInP/GaAs/GaInP double heterojunction bipolar transistor

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Hsin, YM [1 ]
Hsu, ST [1 ]
Fan, CC [1 ]
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[1] Natl Cent Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Chungli 320, Taiwan
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10.1063/1.1290602
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GaInP/GaAs/GaInP double heterojunction bipolar transistors have been fabricated for the study of electron saturation velocity (upsilon(sat)) in GaInP. The necessary composite design at the base-collector junction, which effectively reduces the conduction band spike and avoids the premature Kirk effect, enables us to use the Kirk effect to study upsilon(sat). The deduced electron saturation velocity in GaInP is similar to 5 x 10(6) cm/sec. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)02236-1].
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