Spectroscopic observations of photon emissions in n-MOSFETs in the saturation region

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1380-1385

  Tao, J M ^a   Chan, D S H ^a   Chim, W K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRONS; HOT CARRIERS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES;

BREMSSTRAHLUNG RADIATION; EMISSION INTENSITY; HOT ELECTRONS; PHOTON EMISSIONS;

MOSFET DEVICES;

EID: 4243161126     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/29/5/039     Document Type: Article

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