SiGeC HBTs: impact of C on device performance

NATO Security through Science Series C: Environmental Security

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 171-178

  Mitrovic, I Z ^a   El Mubarek, Huda Abdel Wahab ^b   Buiu, O ^a   Hall, Steve ^a   Ashburn, Peter ^b   Zhang, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bandgap; Carbon; Gummel plots; Leakage currents; SiGeC HBTs

Indexed keywords

SIGE;

EID: 34548442541     PISSN: 18714668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6380-0_13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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