Current transport in band-gap engineered AlInAs/GaInAs/InP double heterojunction bipolar transistor using chirped superlattice

Abstract

DHBTs with a new base-collector design are presented. The elimination of the potential barrier at the base-collector junction has been achieved by properly combining the electrostatic potential arising from the ionized dopants in the space charge region and the energy band profile of the CSL. A hot electron launcher structure is utilized to achieve a record combination of breakdown voltage and f/sub T/. The effects of CSL parameters on current transport are investigated.