Experimental estimation of the band gap in silicon and germanium from the temperature-voltage curve of diode thermometers

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1150-1153

  Precker, Jürgen W ^a   Da Silva, Marcílio A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

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EID: 0036026616     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1512658     Document Type: Article

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