Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
64 (1988), S. 4765-4767
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Electrical barrier height measurements on n+-GaAs–insulator–n-GaAs structures with short-period AlAs/GaAs superlattices forming the insulator show the effective conduction-band discontinuity (ΔEC) of a superlattice barrier (SLB) to be defined by the lowest superlattice energy state. Five structures with different AlAs and GaAs SLB layer thicknesses are investigated. A SLB with GaAs layers greater than 10 monolayers is found to have a ΔEC defined by Γ-valley states in the GaAs layers, while a SLB with GaAs and AlAs layers less than 10 monolayers and with thicker AlAs layers than GaAs layers is found to have a ΔEC defined by X-valley states in the AlAs layers. The SLB with GaAs and AlAs layers less than 10 monolayers and thicker GaAs layers than AlAs layers behaves as a random alloy. Negative differential resistance is observed in the current-voltage characteristic of the sample whose barrier height is defined by Γ-valley states in the GaAs layers.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.341194
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