Accumulation of hot phonons in GaN and related structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6473, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Matulionis, Arvydas ^a   Matulioniene, Ilona ^a  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

GaN based channels; High electric field; Hot phonons; Microwave noise; Two dimensional electron gas

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOT ELECTRONS; MICROWAVE ACOUSTICS; PHONONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS;

GAN BASED CHANNELS; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; HOT PHONONS; LONGITUDINAL OPTICAL (LO); MICROWAVE NOISE;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 34248667894     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.703451     Document Type: Conference Paper

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