Nanoelectronic pulse generators based on gated resonant tunnelling diodes

International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 431-437

  Wernersson, Lars Erik ^a   Lindström, Peter ^a   Nauen, André ^a   Lind, Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Oscillator; Resonant tunnelling diode; Resonant tunnelling transistor; Voltage controlled oscillator

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PULSE GENERATORS;

OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; RESONANT TUNNELING DIODE; RESONANT TUNNELING TRANSISTOR; VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR;

RESONANT TUNNELING;

EID: 4744372031     PISSN: 00989886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cta.290     Document Type: Article

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