Resonant tunneling as a dominant transport mechanism in n-GaAs/p-GaAs tunnel diodes

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Jandieri, K. [1 ,2 ]
Baranovskii, S. D. [1 ,2 ]
Rubel, O. [1 ,2 ]
Stolz, W. [1 ,2 ]
Gebhard, F. [1 ,2 ]
Guter, W. [3 ]
Hermle, M. [3 ]
Bett, A. W. [3 ]
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[1] Philipps Univ Marburg, Dept Phys, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
[2] Philipps Univ Marburg, Ctr Mat Sci, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
[3] Fraunhofer Inst Solar Energy Syst, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany
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10.1063/1.2936932
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Current-voltage characteristics of Ga0.99In0.01As tunnel diodes are studied experimentally and theoretically. Three possible tunneling mechanisms are considered: direct band-to-band tunneling, phonon-assisted tunneling through defects, and resonant tunneling through defects. Comparison between theoretical results and experimental data reveals resonant tunneling through oxygen-related defects as the dominant transport mechanism at voltages corresponding to the peak current in diodes with doping level about 10(19) cm(-3). (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics.
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