Local noise analysis of a Schottky contact: Combined thermionic-emission - Diffusion theory

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2619-2630

  Gomila, G ^a   Bulashenko, O M ^a   Rubi J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 0000119667     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.367024     Document Type: Article

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