ENHANCEMENT OF ELECTRON-WAVE REFLECTION BY SUPERLATTICES WITH MULTIPLE STACKS OF MULTIQUANTUM BARRIERS

Abstract

We report a superlattice (SL) with multiple stacks of multiquantum barriers (MQB), which can reflect electrons more effectively than with a single stack of MQB. The reflectivities are calculated and compared with one another for a variety of potential barrier structures. The multistack SL has a wider energy spectrum within which electrons are reflected. Four types of n-GaAs/i-barrier/n-GaAs diodes were fabricated to confirm the calculated results. The current-voltage characteristics measured at 77 K for these diodes show that the turn-on voltage increases with the number of stacks of MQBs in the SL. This is in agreement with our calculated results.