Self-consistent analysis of resonant tunneling current
- 10 November 1986
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 49 (19) , 1248-1250
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.97428
Abstract
We investigated the current-voltage characteristics of the double barrier, resonant tunneling structure, using a self-consistent method. We note the significance of the effects of band bending and buildup of space charge in the quantum well. For the peak current, our calculated results agree with the measured results very well. However, the measured valley current is much greater than the calculated values.Keywords
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