Semiconductor Engineering for High-Speed Devices

Abstract

This report summarizes major accomplishments covering the period 15 June to 15 September 1986. Section I describes CPA calculations of the group velocity and the mean free path. These numbers are needed to design ballistic transport devices. We have determined the optimum angles and energies for several of the most promising alloys. Calculations of the effect of anisotropicity and intervalley scattering mediated by ionized impurities on v-E characteristic are described in Section II. Based on the more accurate evaluations of the band structures, and alloy and impurity scattering, we suggest promising candidate materials for high-speed devices. Section II is a concise statement of SRI's conclusions and recommendations. Section IV is devoted to administrative matters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177254

Entities

People

  • A. B. Chen
  • A. Sher
  • Siddhartha Krishnamurthy

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Brillouin Zones
  • Conduction Bands
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Group Velocity
  • Impurities
  • Materials
  • Mean Free Path
  • Phonons
  • Scattering
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics