Title : 
Gunn instabilities in power HEMTs
         
        
            Author : 
Dunn, G.M. ; Phillips, A. ; Topham, P.J.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sch. of Phys., Aberdeen Univ., UK
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
4/12/2001 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Experimental and theoretical evidence of the formation of `transverse´ Gunn dipoles in an Al0.23Ga0.77As/In 0.23Ga0.77As delta doped HEMT is presented. Monte Carlo simulations predicted that the dipoles would first cause a sudden reduction in current followed by a gradual upturn. These predictions were in excellent agreement with the experimental observations
         
        
            Keywords : 
Gunn effect; III-V semiconductors; Monte Carlo methods; aluminium compounds; current fluctuations; gallium arsenide; impact ionisation; indium compounds; power HEMT; semiconductor device breakdown; semiconductor device models; Al0.23Ga0.77As-In0.23Ga0.77 As; Gunn instabilities; Monte Carlo simulations; delta doped HEMT; impact ionisation; power HEMT; pseudomorphic HEMT; sudden current reduction; transverse Gunn dipoles;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:20010362