Measurement of high electron drift velocity in a submicron, heavily doped graded gap AlxGa1−xAs layer
- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 42 (9), 769-771
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94094
Abstract
We have directly determined a high velocity (v=2×107 cm/s) for electrons in a submicron (0.42 μm), strongly graded (quasifield F=8.8 kV/cm) highly doped ( p=4×1018 cm−3) AlxGa1−xAs layer. A transit time of only 1.7 ps was measured (an order of magnitude shorter than that for F=1.2 kV/cm). Such a structure would be ideal for the low resistance base of a high‐speed n‐p‐n transistor.Keywords
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