Surface treatment for enhancing current gain of AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1549-1553

  Oh, T K ^a   Baek, C H ^a   Kang, B K ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heterojunction bipolar transistor; Metal insulator capacitor; Surface passivation; Surface treatment; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

OHMIC CONTACTS; PASSIVATION; PLASMAS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CURRENT GAIN; METAL INSULATOR CAPACITORS; SURFACE CURRENTS; SURFACE PASSIVATION;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 2942665959     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2004.03.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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