Some properties of Au/n-CdTe Schottky barriers as established by I-V characteristics and photocurrent spectroscopy

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1251-1258

  Herrmann, K H ^a   Rakhshani, A E ^a   Alshamary, L ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; GOLD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOELECTRICITY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BUILT-IN VOLTAGE; FIELD STRENGTH; INTERFACE STATES; PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON ENERGY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHT;

SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

EID: 0032674951     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(99)00061-1     Document Type: Article

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