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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hadis Morkoc, Urbana, IL (US);
John Klem, Davenport, IA (US);
William T Masselink, Urbana, IL (US);
Timothy S Henderson, Urbana, IL (US);
Andrew A Ketterson, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 22 ; 357 16 ; 357 55 ; 357 61 ;
Abstract
A strained In.sub.y Ga.sub.l-y As layer is employed in a GaAs/Al.sub.x Ga.sub.l-x As transistor. Since the bandgap of In.sub.y Ga.sub.l-y As is much smaller than that of GaAs, there is no need for a troublesome large-mole-fraction of aluminum in the Al.sub.x Ga.sub.l-x As layer in order to maintain a large bandgap discontinuity. This and other advantages of the structure set forth result in devices having improved operating characteristics.