Investigation of Real-Space Transfer Noise in InP Quantum Wells

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhang, Jiayin, Ardizzi, Anthony J., Cleary, Kieran A., Minnich, Austin J.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866908704869187584
author Zhang, Jiayin
Ardizzi, Anthony J.
Cleary, Kieran A.
Minnich, Austin J.
author_facet Zhang, Jiayin
Ardizzi, Anthony J.
Cleary, Kieran A.
Minnich, Austin J.
contents Indium phosphide (InP) high electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) are widely used in many fields such as quantum computing because of their unparalleled microwave noise performance. Achieving improved noise performance requires a physical understanding of the noise mechanisms. Here, we experimentally test a theoretical proposal for drain (output) noise as originating in part from real-space transfer (RST) by characterizing the microwave noise temperature of transfer-length method structures with the same channel composition but two different barrier compositions. This choice was made to alter the confining potential of electrons in the channel, thereby affecting the RST mechanism, while avoiding changes to the channel transport properties. We observe trends of noise temperature with physical temperature and source-drain voltage which are compatible with the predictions of RST noise theory. This finding supports the hypothesis that RST contributes to drain noise in HEMTs.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2512_10103
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Investigation of Real-Space Transfer Noise in InP Quantum Wells
Zhang, Jiayin
Ardizzi, Anthony J.
Cleary, Kieran A.
Minnich, Austin J.
Applied Physics
Indium phosphide (InP) high electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) are widely used in many fields such as quantum computing because of their unparalleled microwave noise performance. Achieving improved noise performance requires a physical understanding of the noise mechanisms. Here, we experimentally test a theoretical proposal for drain (output) noise as originating in part from real-space transfer (RST) by characterizing the microwave noise temperature of transfer-length method structures with the same channel composition but two different barrier compositions. This choice was made to alter the confining potential of electrons in the channel, thereby affecting the RST mechanism, while avoiding changes to the channel transport properties. We observe trends of noise temperature with physical temperature and source-drain voltage which are compatible with the predictions of RST noise theory. This finding supports the hypothesis that RST contributes to drain noise in HEMTs.
title Investigation of Real-Space Transfer Noise in InP Quantum Wells
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10103