OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS AND DEVICE RESEARCH
Abstract
The uniformity of the surface of individual rectifying diodes made from cemic rutile as investigated by measuring the forward resistance and the reverse breakdown voltage at different points on a single sample. Significant variations were found. Materials used for plastic encapsulation are described. The use of NH3 and H2S for the reduction of ceramic rutile to form a semiconducting material produced results comparable to those obtained with a mixture of H2 and He. X-ray diffraction patterns of strongly reduced ceramic rutile were made. Only two crystalline phases, corresponding to TiO2 (rutile) and Ti4O7, were observdin the resulting composition which had a stoichiometric composition of TiO1.76. Preiminary experiments on diodes made from ceramic rutile exhibited photo-excitation effects when the rectifying barrier is subjected to high intensity light pulses. The effect is measurable and will be subjected to analysis as more data is gained. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 17, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0278671
Entities
People
- B. Gossick
- F. English
Organizations
- Arizona State University