• DocumentCode
    3556739
  • Title

    A resonant-tunneling bipolar transistor (RBT): A proposal and demonstration for new functional devices with high current gains

  • Author

    Futatsugi, T. ; Yamaguchi, Y. ; Ishii, K. ; Imamura, K. ; Muto, S. ; Yokoyama, N. ; Shibatomi, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
  • Volume
    32
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    1986
  • Firstpage
    286
  • Lastpage
    289
  • Abstract
    A resonant-tunneling bipolar transistor (RBT) using MBE GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures has been proposed and fabricated. This device is a bipolar transistor using a quantum well resonator as a hot electron injector. The RBT exhibits a peaked collector-current characteristic with respect to the base-emitter voltage, due to the resonant-tunneling of electrons. The common-emitter current gain reaches 20 at 77K. The device also exhibits a peaked base-current characteristic due to the resonant-tunneling of holes. The measured resonant-tunneling voltages agree well with the simulation results.
  • Keywords
    Bipolar transistors; Electrodes; Electron emission; Gallium arsenide; Gold; P-n junctions; Particle scattering; Proposals; Resonant tunneling devices; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 1986 International
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.1986.191171
  • Filename
    1486429