APPLICATIONS OF TUNNELING TO ACTIVE DIODES

Abstract

Calculated curves are given showing the solubilities of substitutional and interstitial Cu in GaAs in the presence of given amounts of donor and acceptor impurities as a function of temperature. The solubility of Cu was measured in pure and extrinsic p-type GaAs, Ge, and Si, and the results give the solubilities of the substitutional and interstitial species separately. A formula is given for the effective diffusion coefficient in intrinsic and extrinsic n-type semiconductor. Curves giving the intrinsic carrier concentrations at high temperatures in Ge, Si, and various 3-5 compounds are given. An elementary theory of the liquidus curve is 3-5 compound phase diagrams is derived and compared with experiment. New data for GaP solubility in Ga are given which are much lower than that reported elsewhere. The mean free paths of hot electrons in K, Al, and Au as a function of energy are calculated using the theories developed by Wolff and Quinn. Serious discrepancies between these calculations and some recent experimental values are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0274391

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  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Band Structures
  • Beta Particles
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Gaps
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Mean Free Path
  • Measurement
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • United States
  • Valence Bands

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  • Materials science

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  • Semiconductor Device Technology

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  • Microelectronics