Rectification at nGaAs - n Ga.7Al.3As heterojunctions grown by LPE
Abstract
Heterojunctions between n-type GaAs, and high purity n-type Ga.7Al.3As have been grown by LPE at 700 C, and significant current rectification has been observed across them at room temperature. At low temperatures, the current drops and the degree of rectification increases considerably. The reverse current characteristic shows reasonable semi-quantitative agreement with theoretical I-V curves, calculated by using a thermionic emission model. The N-W profile measured across the interface indicates qualitatively the presence of a dipolar space-charge region, as expected.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- June 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979STIN...8010938C
- Keywords:
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- Aluminum Gallium Arsenides;
- Gallium Arsenides;
- N-Type Semiconductors;
- Semiconductor Junctions;
- Epitaxy;
- Liquid Phases;
- Rectification;
- Solid-State Physics