Observation of intrinsic bistability in resonant tunneling structures

V. J. Goldman; D. C. Tsui; J. E. Cunningham

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.1256

Observation of intrinsic bistability in resonant tunneling structures

V. J. Goldman
, D. C. Tsui
, J. E. Cunningham

Physics and Astronomy

Stony Brook University

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Abstract

A simple quantum system, the semiconductor-based double-barrier resonant-tunneling structure, exhibits intrinsic bistability which we attribute to the feedback dependence of the energy of the electronic states in the well on the tunneling current density.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1256-1259
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	58
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.1256
State	Published - 1987

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