Two-dimensional hole gas induced by piezoelectric and pyroelectric charges

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-210

  Shur, M S ^a   Bykhovski, A D ^a   Gaska, R ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CHARGE; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLARIZATION; PYROELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; WAVE EQUATIONS;

ALUMINUM GALLIUM NITRIDE; BASE SPREADING RESISTANCE; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LATTICE MISMATCH; PIEZOELECTRIC POLARIZATION; POISSON EQUATIONS; SCHRODINGER EQUATIONS; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATION; THEORY OF ELASTICITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL HOLE GAS;

ELECTRON GAS;

EID: 0034140885     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(99)00225-7     Document Type: Article

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