Equivalent circuit of the barrier-conductor structures

Novel heterostructure devices are comprised of potential barriers connected by short conductors. In this paper we present a simple theory for the transport properties of the barrier-conductor chain. The analysis is based on the solution of the Boltzmann equation supplemented by the boundary conditions provided by the barrier reflection and transmission probabilities. As an application of the theory the small signal equivalent circuit is constructed for the single and double barrier cases and for the infinite periodic chain. The high frequency properties of these structures are discussed. In general, the multibarrier structures show transit time resonances associated with multiple reflections.