An InAs channel heterojunction field-effect transistor with high transconductance

Abstract

A report is presented on an InAs channel field-effect transistor (FET) based on AlGaSb/InAs/AlSb/AlGaSb structures grown by molecular-beam epitaxy. Excellent pinch-off characteristics have been obtained. An FET with a gate length of 1.7 mu m showed transconductances ranging from 460 mS/mm (at V/sub ds/=0.5 V) to 509 mS/mm (at V/sub ds/=1 V) and a K factor of 1450 mS/Vmm (at V/sub ds/=1 V) at room temperature.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>