Silicon carbide schottky barrier diode

International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 821-866

  Zhao, Jian H ^a   Sheng, Kuang ^a   Lebron Velilla, Ramon C ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; CIRCUIT THEORY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MICROWAVE DEVICES; POWER ELECTRONICS; SILICON CARBIDE; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS;

ELECTRONICS CIRCUITS; HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICES; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; POWER ELECTRONICS CIRCUITS;

SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

EID: 33747099288     PISSN: 01291564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129156405003430     Document Type: Review

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