SPIKING AT VERTICAL ELECTRICAL-TRANSPORT IN A HETEROSTRUCTURE DEVICE

Authors
WACKER A SCHOLL E
Citation
A. Wacker et E. Scholl, SPIKING AT VERTICAL ELECTRICAL-TRANSPORT IN A HETEROSTRUCTURE DEVICE, Semiconductor science and technology, 9(5), 1994, pp. 592-594
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Condensed Matter","Material Science
Journal title
Semiconductor science and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02681242
Volume
9
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
S
Pages
592 - 594
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-1242(1994)9:5<592:SAVEIA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
In this work we present a new model describing the electrical transpor t in the heterostructure hot-electron diode. As in an earlier but less sophisticated approach, we find an interesting spatiotemporal behavio ur of current filaments switching on and off (spiking). Comparison wit h a simple generic model indicates that spiking might be a generic mec hanism for many types of devices exhibiting bistability.