Silicon carbide photoconductive switch for high-power, linear-mode operations through sub-band-gap triggering

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Kelkar, K S ^a   Islam, N E ^a   Fessler, C M ^a   Nunnally, W C ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND-GAP ENERGY; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCH; PHOTON ENERGY;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; INSULATING MATERIALS; PHOTONS; SILICON CARBIDE; SWITCHES;

PHOTOCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 27844544375     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2126158     Document Type: Article

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