Quantum Mechanical Calculation of Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Density in AlGaAs/GaAs/AlGaAs Double-Heterojunction HEMT Structures

AlGaAs/GaAs/AlGaAs 이중 이종집합 HEMT 구조에서의 2차원 전자개스 농도의 양자역학적 계산

  • 윤경식 (고려대학교 정보공학과) ;
  • 이정일 (한국과학기술연구원 광전자연구실) ;
  • 강광남 (한국과학기술연구원 광전자연구실)
  • Published : 1992.03.01

Abstract

In this paper, the Numerov method is applied to solve the Schroedinger equation for $Al_{0.3}Ga_{0.7}AS/GaAs/Al_{0.3}Ga_{0.7}As$ double-heterojunction HEMT structures. The 3 subband energy levels, corresponding wave functions, 2-dimensional electron gas density, and conduction band edge profile are calculated from a self-consistent iterative solution of the Schroedinger equation and the Poisson equation. In addition, 2-dimensional electron gas densities in a quantum well of double heterostructure are calculated as a function of applied gate voltage. The density in the double heterojunction quantum well is increased to about more than 90%, however, the transconductance of the double heterostructure HEMT is not improved compared to that of the single heterostructure HEMT. Thus, double-heterojunction structures are expected to be suitable to increase the current capability in a HEMT device or a power HEMT structure.

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