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S&M744 Research Paper https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2009.525 Published: April 16, 2009 Effects of Pressure on GaAs/InxGa1-xAs/AlAs Resonant Tunneling Structures [PDF] Binzhen Zhang, Zhaomin Tong, Chenyang Xue and Wendong Zhang (Received December 11, 2007; Accepted September 19, 2008) Keywords: stress, GaAs/InxGa1-xAs/AlAs, RTS, Raman spectroscopy, meso-piezoresistive effect
The characteristics of GaAs/InxGa1–xAs/AlAs double-barrier resonant tunneling structures (DBRTSs) subjected to pressure are discussed in this paper. DBRTS is grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on a [001]-oriented semi-insulating substrate, and the resonant tunneling structure (RTS) is processed successfully using an air-bridge structure and AuGe/Ni/Au metallization with a clear negative differential resistance (NDR) phenomenon. Because of the meso-piezoresistive effect of DBRTS, uniaxial, compressive stresses, which are determined by Raman spectroscopy, induce obvious I-V curve shifts: to more positive voltages (under stress along the [110] orientation) and to more negative voltages (under stress along the orientation). The meso-piezoresistive sensitivities are approximately –1.51×10–9 Pa–1 (under [110] stress) and 3.03×10–9 Pa–1 (under stress), which are about one order higher than those of silicon. For the oscillator with RTS, the variety of its relaxation oscillation frequency (approximately –17.9 kHz/MPa) under stress is also presented and the mechanism is discussed.
Corresponding author: Zhaomin TongCite this article Binzhen Zhang, Zhaomin Tong, Chenyang Xue and Wendong Zhang, Effects of Pressure on GaAs/InxGa1-xAs/AlAs Resonant Tunneling Structures, Sens. Mater., Vol. 21, No. 1, 2009, p. 1-12. |