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Atomic-scale authentication with resonant tunneling diodes

Atomic-scale authentication with resonant tunneling diodes
Atomic-scale authentication with resonant tunneling diodes

The room temperature electronic characteristics of resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) containing AlAs/InGaAs quantum wells are studied. Differences in the peak current and voltages, associated with device-to-device variations in the structure and width of the quantum well are analyzed. A method to use these differences between devices is introduced and shown to uniquely identify each of the individual devices under test. This investigation shows that quantum confinement in RTDs allows them to operate as physical unclonable functions.

electronic material, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), semiconducting
1625-1629
Roberts, J.
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Bagci, I.E.
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Zawawi, M.A.M.
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Hulbert, N.
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Noori, Y.J.
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Woodhead, C.S.
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Missous, M.
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Migliorato, M.A.
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Roedig, U.
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Young, R.J.
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Roberts, J.
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Bagci, I.E.
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Hulbert, N.
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Noori, Y.J.
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Woodhead, C.S.
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Missous, M.
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Migliorato, M.A.
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Roedig, U.
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Young, R.J.
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Roberts, J., Bagci, I.E., Zawawi, M.A.M., Sexton, J., Hulbert, N., Noori, Y.J., Woodhead, C.S., Missous, M., Migliorato, M.A., Roedig, U. and Young, R.J. (2016) Atomic-scale authentication with resonant tunneling diodes. MRS Advances, 1 (22), 1625-1629. (doi:10.1557/adv.2016.156).

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Abstract

The room temperature electronic characteristics of resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) containing AlAs/InGaAs quantum wells are studied. Differences in the peak current and voltages, associated with device-to-device variations in the structure and width of the quantum well are analyzed. A method to use these differences between devices is introduced and shown to uniquely identify each of the individual devices under test. This investigation shows that quantum confinement in RTDs allows them to operate as physical unclonable functions.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 24 February 2016
Published date: 2016
Keywords: electronic material, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), semiconducting

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Local EPrints ID: 425673
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425673
PURE UUID: 6e0a22f7-c6cb-44af-91a5-f89330fe53c0
ORCID for Y.J. Noori: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5285-8779

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Date deposited: 31 Oct 2018 17:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 02:03

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Author: J. Roberts
Author: I.E. Bagci
Author: M.A.M. Zawawi
Author: J. Sexton
Author: N. Hulbert
Author: Y.J. Noori ORCID iD
Author: C.S. Woodhead
Author: M. Missous
Author: M.A. Migliorato
Author: U. Roedig
Author: R.J. Young

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