Control of electron tunnelling by fine band engineering of semiconductor potential barriers.

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2019
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Abstract
Quantum tunnelling (QTN) devices show a promising future for energy saving and ultrafast operation thanks to the unprecedented development of two-dimensional materials. However, the immature techniques for device fabrication hamper severely their further progress and application. To overcome such a challenge, the abundant processing technology used in semiconductor electronics is worth considering. Herein, a device prototype is fabricated based on band engineering to enable flexible control of QTN probability (TP) within a III-V semiconductor multilayer. While the initial heights of all barriers are set to obtain similar TPs under no bias, the conduction band slopes of InGaSb and AlSb barriers are modulated to a state where their TPs vary reversely under electric fields. On this basis, revealed by in situ bias electron holography, a unidirectional accumulation of electrons has been realized inside the multilayer structure. Moreover, the inevitable element segregation/diffusion during device growth plays a key role in band structure optimization, which is confirmed by strain analysis. The feasibility of the above modulation strategy is also confirmed by theoretical simulations. Our findings might provide a new perspective on the innovation of semiconductor devices and the application of QTN effect.
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Authors Zhao, Yunhao;Cai, Chenyuan;Zhang, Yi;Zhao, Xuebing;Xu, Yingqiang;Liang, Chongyun;Niu, Zhichuan;Shi, Yi;Che, Renchao;
Journal Nanoscale
Year 2019
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10.1039/c9nr03268a
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