Simulation of electron transport in high-lying superlattice minibands

Jenifer Lary; Stephen M. Goodnick

doi:10.1117/12.137602

Simulation of electron transport in high-lying superlattice minibands

Jenifer Lary
, Stephen M. Goodnick

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A Monte Carlo solution to the Boltzmann transport equation is used to simulate hot-carrier relaxation and transport in a unipolar superlattice base transistor. Simulated results show that, due to the reduced density of states and wavefunction overlap, interminiband scattering is suppressed and high-energy transport is maintained in the superlattice base longer than in a bulk base region. However, an increased probability of reverse scattering and a lower magnitude of velocity along the superlattice axis result in a reduced transfer ratio across the superlattice base.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	22-35
Number of pages	14
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	1675
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137602
State	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes
Event	Quantum Well and Superlattice Physics IV 1992 - Somerset, United States Duration: Mar 22 1992 → …

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
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