Strain-Induced Polarization Effects for III-V Heterostructure Device Applications.

Abstract

The effects of externally applied uniaxial stresses on 111-V double barrier resonant tunneling devices was studied experimentally and theoretically. Devices were fabricated on (001)- and (1 1 1)- oriented substrates and subjected to stresses in the plane and perpendicular to the plane of the wafer. The current vs. voltage characteristics of these devices were calculated in the framework of a model that takes into account stress effects on the bandstructure as well as piezoelectric effects. Good qualitative agreement between the experimental and theoretical results was achieved.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 1996
Accession Number
ADA317004

Entities

People

  • Marshal I. Nathan
  • P. P. Ruden

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Band Structures
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystals
  • Electric Fields
  • Energy Bands
  • Epitaxial Growth
  • Heterojunctions
  • Materials
  • Modulation
  • Piezoelectric Effect
  • Piezoelectric Materials
  • Polarization
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductors
  • Stresses
  • Substrates

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology