FEASIBILITY OF A MESHLESS STORAGE TUBE
Abstract
Studies were conducted on a large number of bombardment-induced-conductivity (BIC) layers, many of which exhibited ubstantial conductive memory effects as a result of electron-beam excitation. Data are presented which characterize the sustained BIC in these films. These data represent the following: (1) the voltampere characteristics, (2) the effect of bombarding electron beam energy and applied field both on the instantaneous BIC response and on the sustained change in conductivity, (3 the effec of the excitation energy on the sustained change in conductivity, and (4) the effect of the applied voltage and sustained currents on the change in the capacitance. Analysis of the data indicates that while the magnitude of the sust ined conductivity change is adequate, both the unexcited conductance and thickness of the sustained BIC layers must be increased to effectively modulate the voltage drop across a thin electroluminescent film. An elementary model is proposed to explain some aspects of the behavior of the conductive memory effect. An important element of this model in the existence of barrier at one of the electrodes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 14, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0296166
Entities
People
- R.d. Ketchpel
Organizations
- HRL Laboratories