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Unipolar and bipolar operation of InAs/InSb nanowire heterostructure field-effect transistors

Nilsson, Henrik LU ; Caroff, Philippe LU ; Lind, Erik LU ; Pistol, Mats-Erik LU ; Thelander, Claes LU and Wernersson, Lars-Erik LU (2011) In Journal of Applied Physics 110(6).
Abstract
We present temperature dependent electrical measurements on n-type InAs/InSb nanowire heterostructure field-effect transistors. The barrier height of the heterostructure junction is determined to be 220 meV, indicating a broken bandgap alignment. A clear asymmetry is observed when applying a bias to either the InAs or the InSb side of the junction. Impact ionization and band-to-band tunneling is more pronounced when the large voltage drop occurs in the narrow bandgap InSb segment. For small negative gate-voltages, the InSb segment can be tuned toward p-type conduction, which induces a strong band-to-band tunneling across the heterostructucture junction. (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3633742]
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  abstract     = {{We present temperature dependent electrical measurements on n-type InAs/InSb nanowire heterostructure field-effect transistors. The barrier height of the heterostructure junction is determined to be 220 meV, indicating a broken bandgap alignment. A clear asymmetry is observed when applying a bias to either the InAs or the InSb side of the junction. Impact ionization and band-to-band tunneling is more pronounced when the large voltage drop occurs in the narrow bandgap InSb segment. For small negative gate-voltages, the InSb segment can be tuned toward p-type conduction, which induces a strong band-to-band tunneling across the heterostructucture junction. (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3633742]}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Henrik and Caroff, Philippe and Lind, Erik and Pistol, Mats-Erik and Thelander, Claes and Wernersson, Lars-Erik}},
  issn         = {{0021-8979}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  publisher    = {{American Institute of Physics (AIP)}},
  series       = {{Journal of Applied Physics}},
  title        = {{Unipolar and bipolar operation of InAs/InSb nanowire heterostructure field-effect transistors}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3633742}},
  doi          = {{10.1063/1.3633742}},
  volume       = {{110}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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