New field-effect resonant tunneling transistor: Observation of oscillatory transconductance

We present device characteristics of a field-effect, unipolar, resonant tunneling transistor. An oscillatory tunneling current in the transfer characteristics is observed for the first time. Our observation confirms a recent hypothesis that a mere three-to-two dimensional resonant tunneling can occur when scattering rate is less than the attempt frequency of tunneling electrons in the quantum well.