Temperature persistent bistability and threshold switching in a single barrier heterostructure hot-electron diode

R. Stasch, R. Hey, M. Asche, Andreas Wacker, E. Schöll

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    Abstract

    Bistable current–voltage characteristics caused by competition of tunneling through and field-enhanced thermionic emission across a single barrier are investigated in an n–-GaAs/Al0.34Ga0.66As/n+-GaAs structure. The S-shaped part of the characteristic persists in the whole temperature regime between 4.2 and 300 K in accordance with theoretical predictions. The delay and switching times of the transition from the low- to the high-conducting state are investigated as a function of the applied voltage and compared with simulations. The observed timescales are much longer than expected from theory, which indicates the presence of additional deep centers or interface states. ©1996 American Institute of Physics.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Applied Physics
    Volume80
    Issue number6
    Pages (from-to)3376-3380
    ISSN0021-8979
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1996

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