Abstract:We present an InAs/GaAs quantum dot ͑QD͒ memory structure with all-electrical data access which uses holes as charge carriers. Charging and discharging of the QDs are clearly controlled by a gate voltage. The stored information is read-out by a two-dimensional hole gas underneath the QD-layer. Time resolved drain-current-measurements demonstrate the memory operation. Present write times are 80 ns.
“…Fast carrier capture and long charge storage capabilities of type-II QDs suggest their potential application in memory devices. 1,2 Recent studies have shown that the use of a two-dimensional electron 3,4 or hole 5,6 gas in combination with QDs allows writing and reading information, demonstrating the basic operations required in memory devices.…”
“…Fast carrier capture and long charge storage capabilities of type-II QDs suggest their potential application in memory devices. 1,2 Recent studies have shown that the use of a two-dimensional electron 3,4 or hole 5,6 gas in combination with QDs allows writing and reading information, demonstrating the basic operations required in memory devices.…”
“…Furthermore, QDs are very promising for memory units with nano-scale feature sizes. The feasibility of such a QD-based Flash memory has been demonstrated recently [6,7]. In this paper, we study the coupling between self-organized InAs/GaAs QDs and an adjacent two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) at temperatures ranging from 4 K to 100 K. Capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements and time-resolved measurements of the source-drain current in the 2DHG reveal the discrete electronic structure of the InAs/GaAs QDs and give access to the many-particle hole states of the QD ensemble.…”
“…The use of quantum dots (QDs) in semiconductor devices such as laser, photodetector, and future dynamic memories [1], requires a detailed understanding of the physical properties determining the exchange of charge carriers between the QDs and the host material. Moreover, the efficiency of luminescence from QD laser structures depends on the capture of carriers within the QDs and the minimisation of non-radiative recombination channels within the QD and the surrounding matrix via defects at heterointerfaces [2].…”
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