Lateral space-charge effects on ballistic electron transport across graded heterojunctions |
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Authors: | S Weinzierl and J P Krusius |
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Affiliation: | Cornell University, School of Electrical Engineering, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA |
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Abstract: | Hot electron transport across graded compound semiconductor heterojunctions has been explored using a two-dimensional formulation of the self-consistent ensemble Monte Carlo method. The AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs heterojunction imbedded into a vertical field effect transistor with two ohmic contacts (source, drain) and two lateral Schottky gates has been used as an example. Lateral space charges modulated by the gates are shown to control ballistic injection of electrons over the heterojunction under steady state conditions. The transient response to a gate pulse is found to be determined by carrier transit from the heavily doped source contact region into the channel. A conceptual one-dimensional section model is used to explain the Monte Carlo results. |
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Keywords: | Ballistic transport Monte Carlo simulation space charges heterojunction |
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