Searching for THz Gunn oscillations in GaN planar nanodiodes

A Iniguez-De-La-Torre, I Íñiguez-De-La-Torre… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
A detailed study of GaN-based planar asymmetric nanodiodes, promising devices for the
fabrication of room temperature THz Gunn oscillators, is reported. By using Monte Carlo …

Asymmetric bias-induced barrier lowering as an alternative origin of current rectification in geometric diodes

M Bai, Y Zhao, S Xu, T Tang, Y Guo - Communications Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Geometric diodes, which take advantage of geometric asymmetry to achieve current flow
preference, are promising for THz current rectification. Previous studies relate geometric …

On the practical limitations for the generation of Gunn oscillations in highly doped GaN diodes

S García-Sánchez, M Abou Daher… - … on Electron Devices, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Planar Gunn diodes based on doped GaN active layers with different geometries have been
fabricated and characterized. Gunn oscillations have not been observed due to the …

Hybrid AI-thermal model trained via Monte Carlo simulations to study self-heating effects

S García-Sánchez, I Íñiguez-de-la-Torre… - … on Electron Devices, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a hybrid artificial intelligence (AI)-thermal model for the determination of
the current and lattice temperature of a device under a given bias voltage. The model is …

Optimized V-shape design of GaN nanodiodes for the generation of Gunn oscillations

JF Millithaler, I Íñiguez-de-la-Torre… - Applied Physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, recent advances in the design of GaN planar Gunn diodes with asymmetric
shape, so-called self-switching diodes, are presented. A particular geometry for the …

Monte Carlo analysis of the influence of surface charges on GaN asymmetric nanochannels: Bias and temperature dependence

E Pérez-Martín, I Íñiguez-De-La-Torre… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, the occupancy of sidewall surface states having a clear signature in the
performance of AlGaN/GaN-based self-switching diodes (SSDs) is analyzed using a semi …

Optimization of the epilayer design for the fabrication of doped GaN planar Gunn diodes

S Garcia-Sanchez, I Iniguez-de-la-Torre… - … on Electron Devices, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By means of Monte Carlo simulations of gallium nitride (GaN) planar Gunn diodes, the
epilayer structure on which they are fabricated is optimized in order to achieve ultrahigh …

Analysis of surface charge effects and edge fringing capacitance in planar GaAs and GaN Schottky barrier diodes

B Orfao, BG Vasallo, D Moro-Melgar… - … on Electron Devices, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, by means of a 2-D ensemble Monte Carlo simulator, the Schottky barrier
diodes (SBDs) with realistic geometries based on GaAs and GaN are studied as promising …

Quantum corrected drift-diffusion model for terahertz IMPATTs based on different semiconductors

A Acharyya, J Goswami, S Banerjee… - Journal of Computational …, 2015 - Springer
The authors have developed a quantum corrected drift-diffusion model for impact avalanche
transit time (IMPATT) devices by coupling the density gradient model with the classical drift …

Nonlinear characteristics of T-branch junctions: Transition from ballistic to diffusive regime

H Irie, Q Diduck, M Margala, R Sobolewski… - Applied Physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Nonlinear electrical characteristics of nanostructured T-branch junctions (TBJs) made of two-
dimensional electron gas in an In Ga As∕ In Al As heterostructure were studied by a …