Observation of the Coulomb Blockade at 77 K in a Lattice-Mismatched GaAs/Si Heterojunction

• Authors: T. Figielski , T. Wosiński , A. Mąkosa , F. Riesz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We investigated current-voltage characteristics of a lattice-mismatched GaAs(n)/Si(p) heterojunction. For low bias voltages at 77 K it exhibits a behaviour characteristic of the Coulomb blockade. We discuss why this unexpected phenomenon can occur in the investigated structures.

Keywords

EN

61.72.Lk; 73.40.Gk; 73.40.Kp

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1997
• Volume: 92
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 745-748

Dates

published

1997-10

Contributors

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T. Figielski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland

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T. Wosiński

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland

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A. Mąkosa

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland

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F. Riesz

• Research Institute for Technical Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 76, 1325 Budapest, Hungary