Title :
Ballistic and near ballistic transport in GaAs
Author :
Shur, M.S. ; Eastman, L.F.
Author_Institution :
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
fDate :
8/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Calculations which take into account collisions and intervally transfer in GaAs indicate that the electron transport in short GaAs structures is near-ballistic. High drift velocities (in excess of 5-107cm/s) may be achieved leading to potentially superior device performance.
Keywords :
Ballistic transport; Effective mass; Electron devices; Gallium arsenide; Monte Carlo methods; Poisson equations; Scattering; Solids; Steady-state; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/EDL.1980.25267