Analysis of novel resonant electron transfer triode device using metal-insulator superlattice for high speed response
Abstract
A novel resonant electron transfer triode (RETT), which uses electron resonant tunneling utilizing a metal insulator multilayer superlattice as an artificial semiconductor, is proposed and its basic properties are estimated theoretically. Possibility for high speed response in room temperature, such as response time \tau = 0.25-0.38 ps, cutoff frequency f_{T} = 420-640 GHz, maximum oscillation frequency f_{\max} = 530-610 GHz, and the common-emmitter current gain \beta = 8- 34 are expected theoretically with the transverse area of 1000 × 1000 Å2and the total base length of 30-100 Å. It is also shown theoretically that this triode has common transistor static characteristics.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- September 1986
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1986IJQE...22.1880N
- Keywords:
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- Electron Transfer;
- Mis (Semiconductors);
- Superlattices;
- Triodes;
- Band Structure Of Solids;
- Electron Tunneling;
- Resonant Tunneling;
- Time Response;
- Volt-Ampere Characteristics;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering;
- Resonance;
- Electrons;
- Metal-insulator structures;
- Metallic superlattices;
- Semiconductor superlattices;
- Cutoff frequency;
- Resonant tunneling devices;
- Insulation;
- Nonhomogeneous media;
- Estimation theory