RF model of flexible microwave single-crystalline silicon nanomembrane PIN diodes on plastic substrate

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 509-514

  Qin, Guoxuan ^a,b   Yuan, Hao Chih ^b   Celler, George K ^c   Zhou, Weidong ^d   Ma, Jianguo ^a   Ma, Zhenqiang ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^c Soitec USA   (United States)

^d University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible PIN diode; Microwave; Modeling; Nanomembrane; Plastic substrate; Radio frequency (RF); Single crystalline silicon

Indexed keywords

MODELING; NANOMEMBRANES; PIN DIODE; PLASTIC SUBSTRATE; RADIO FREQUENCY (RF); SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE SILICON;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; ION IMPLANTATION; MICROWAVES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NANOSTRUCTURES; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SUBSTRATES;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79951852226     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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