Avalanche breakdown mechanism originating from Γ-X-Γ transfer in GaAs/AlAs superlattices

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2827-2829

  Hosoda, M ^a   Tominaga, K ^a   Ohtani, N ^a   Kuroyanagi, K ^a   Egami, N ^a   Mimura, H ^b   Kawashima, K ^c   Fujiwara, K ^c  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 0000230217     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.120148     Document Type: Article

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