Resonant tunneling devices with multiple negative differential resistance and demonstration of a three-state memory cell for multiple-valued logic applications

A new resonant-tunneling (RT) functional device with two peaks in the current-voltage (I-V) characteristic has been demonstrated. Contrary to conventional RT devices, the peaks are obtained using a single resonance of the quantum well. The peak's separation is voltage tunable and the peak currents are nearly equal, which is important for a variety of device applications. Using a single device, a three-state memory cell has been implemented.

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