Hydrodynamic analysis of submicrometer n+nn+ diodes for microwave generators
- 21 September 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 61 (12) , 1456-1458
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.107516
Abstract
We present a theoretical investigation on the electrical behavior of submicrometer n+nn+ diode microwave generators. To this end we adopt a mixed scheme which uses space‐homogeneous and stationary Monte Carlo simulations to provide the input parameters for a hydrodynamic analysis of the diode performances. Comparison between GaAs and InP made devices working at 400 K give similar results by predicting generation frequencies up to 700 GHz for an active region length of 0.2 μm.Keywords
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