Parameter determination of Schottky-barrier diode model using differential evolution

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-240

  Wang, Kaier ^a   Ye, Meiying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

85.30.De; Differential evolution; Genetic algorithm; Parameter determination; Schottky barrier diode

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; CURVE FITTING; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; DIODES; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MIXER CIRCUITS; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

85.30.DE; BARRIER HEIGHTS; DE METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; FORWARD CURRENTS; IDEALITY FACTORS; INITIAL GUESSES; LEAST SQUARES; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL-BASED; OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS; PARAMETER DETERMINATION; SCHOTTKY-BARRIER DIODE; SERIES RESISTANCES; SIMPLEX SEARCH METHODS; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 58349085522     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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