Lazic, I., Ikonic, Z., Milanovic, V., Kelsall, R.W., Indjin, D. and Harrison, P. (2007) Electron transport in n-doped Si/SiGe quantum cascade structures. Journal of Applied Physics, 101. 093703. ISSN 1089-7550
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Abstract
An electron transport model in n-Si/SiGe quantum cascade or superlattice structures is described. The model uses the electronic structure calculated within the effective-mass complex-energy framework, separately for perpendicular (Xz) and in-plane (Xxy) valleys, the degeneracy of which is lifted by strain, and additionally by size quantization. The transport is then described via scattering between quantized states, using a rate equations approach and tight-binding expansion, taking the coupling with two nearest-neighbor periods. Acoustic phonon, optical phonon, alloy disorder, and interface roughness scattering are taken into account. The calculated current/voltage dependence and gain profiles are presented for two simple superlattice structures. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2007 American Institute of Physics. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Microwaves and Photonics (Leeds) |
| Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2013 17:04 |
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1516872 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | American Institute of Physics |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.1063/1.1516872 |
| URI: | http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/2532 |
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