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Effects of Light on the Resonant Tunneling in Silicon Quantum Dot Diode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Chen Ding  and
Raphael Tsu
Chen Ding
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223
Raphael Tsu
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223
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Abstract

The resonant tunneling via nanoscale silicon particles embedded in an a-SiO2 matrix in a diode structure has revealed a range of intriguing observations such as extremely sharp peaks and steps and periodic oscillations in (conductance-voltage) G-V measurements. Recently we have discovered a drastic sharpening of the conductance peak with light. Phase measurements show that the effects of light may be understood by invoking the filling of charged traps.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 378: Symposium B – Defect and Impurity-Engineered Semiconductors and Devices , 1995 , 757
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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