ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We report experimental observation on the area and temperature dependence of the hysteresis in the current-voltage characteristics of double-barrier resonant tunneling diodes. Our observation shows that the hysteresis can simply result from a load line effect, since (1) the hysteresis will disappear when the the device area is reduced, and (2) the hysteresis becomes wider at lower temperatures. We compare the data with theoretical predictions from the intrinsic bistability picture, and obtain the criterion for observing current bistability.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.349404