Impact ionization and field-enhanced trapping: Fitting current density curves for semi-insulating GaAs

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1647-1650

  Albuquerque, H A ^a   De Oliveira, A G ^a   Ribeiro, G M ^a   Da Silva, R L ^a   Rodrigues, W N ^a   Moreira, M V B ^a   Rubinger, R M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRAPS; IMPACT IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; PHOTONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL CONDUCTIVITY (NDC);

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 0037323152     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1534892     Document Type: Article

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