Electron Ballistic Effects in III-V Semiconductors.
Abstract
The purpose of this three-year research program was to study electron transport in III-V semiconductors, starting with an investigation of ballistic transport in GaAs. Also for experimental studies of electron transport in the III-V semiconductors, test devices were to be constructed from submicron layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy. For ballistic electron transport in submicron GaAs devices, the influence of the boundary conditions were explained, a theory for low-field diode conductance was developed, the high-field diode impedance was calculated, and experimental data was compared to theoretical predictions. This work led to an investigation, both experimental and theoretical, of electron transport in the two-dimensional electron gas (TEG) of a modulation-doped heterostructure. The theoretical studies produced a model of electron transport in GaAs/AlGaAs modulation-doped structures and prediction of the electron mobility in TEG layers. The experimental work led to a new method of III-V heterojunction characterization and to an explanation of the temperature dependent behavior of a modulation-doped transistor.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA135353
Entities
People
- G. Y. Robinson
- Michael S. Shur
Organizations
- University of Minnesota