Proton degradation of light-emitting diodes

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1781-1789

  Johnston, A H ^a   Rax, B G ^a   Selva, L E ^a   Barnes, C E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; INFRARED RADIATION; PROTONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

AMPHOTERIC DOPANTS; HOMOJUNCTION DEVICES; OPTOCOUPLERS; PROTON DEGRADATION;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0033324761     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.819154     Document Type: Article

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