Characterization of annealed HPSI 4H-SiC for photoconductive semiconductor switches

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 717-720, Issue , 2012, Pages 301-304

  Hettler, Cameron ^a   Sullivan III, W W ^a   Dickens, J ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microwave photoconductivity decay; Photoconductive semiconductor switch; Recombination lifetime

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ENERGY TRANSFER; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCHES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; SILICON CARBIDE; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

ANNEALED MATERIALS; HIGH-PURITY SEMI-INSULATING; MICROWAVE PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY DECAYS; MICROWAVE PROBES; ND:YAG PULSED LASER; ON-STATE RESISTANCE; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; RECOMBINATION LIFETIME;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84861411189     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.717-720.301     Document Type: Conference Paper

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