Periodic negative conductance by sequential resonant tunneling through an expanding high-field superlattice domain
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- 15 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 35 (8) , 4172-4175
Abstract
Strikingly periodic negative-differential-resistance oscillations are observed in doped GaAs/ As superlattices. These are produced by well-to-well sequential resonant tunneling through weakly coupled localized states.
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