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Radial tunnel diodes based on InP/InGaAs core-shell nanowires

Tizno, Ofogh LU ; Ganjipour, Bahram LU ; Heurlin, Magnus LU ; Thelander, Claes LU ; Borgström, Magnus T. LU orcid and Samuelson, Lars LU (2017) In Applied Physics Letters 110(11).
Abstract

We report on the fabrication and characterization of radial tunnel diodes based on InP(n+)/InGaAs(p+) core-shell nanowires, where the effect of Zn-dopant precursor flow on the electrical properties of the devices is evaluated. Selective and local etching of the InGaAs shell is employed to access the nanowire core in the contact process. Devices with an n+-p doping profile show normal diode rectification, whereas n+-p+ junctions exhibit typical tunnel diode characteristics with peak-to-valley current ratios up to 14 at room temperature and 100 at 4.2 K. A maximum peak current density of 28 A/cm2 and a reverse current density of 7.3 kA/cm2 at VSD = −0.5 V are extracted at... (More)

We report on the fabrication and characterization of radial tunnel diodes based on InP(n+)/InGaAs(p+) core-shell nanowires, where the effect of Zn-dopant precursor flow on the electrical properties of the devices is evaluated. Selective and local etching of the InGaAs shell is employed to access the nanowire core in the contact process. Devices with an n+-p doping profile show normal diode rectification, whereas n+-p+ junctions exhibit typical tunnel diode characteristics with peak-to-valley current ratios up to 14 at room temperature and 100 at 4.2 K. A maximum peak current density of 28 A/cm2 and a reverse current density of 7.3 kA/cm2 at VSD = −0.5 V are extracted at room temperature after normalization with the effective junction area.

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0003-6951
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10.1063/1.4978271
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  author       = {{Tizno, Ofogh and Ganjipour, Bahram and Heurlin, Magnus and Thelander, Claes and Borgström, Magnus T. and Samuelson, Lars}},
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  title        = {{Radial tunnel diodes based on InP/InGaAs core-shell nanowires}},
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