Impact ionisation and noise in SiGe multiquantum well structures

Electronics Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 1616-1618

  Herbert, D C ^a   Williams, C J ^a   Jaros, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Impact ionisation; Semiconductor quantum wells

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; HOT CARRIERS; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

MODIFIED KELDYSH EQUATION; SILICON GERMANIUM MULTIQUANTUM WELL STRUCTURES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0030215941     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19961035     Document Type: Article

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