CAPACITANCE-VOLTAGE DEPENDENCE OF ZINCDIFFUSED GAAS P-N JUNCTIONS.

Abstract

The capacitance-voltage behavior of zinc-diffused GaAs p-n junctions indicates a severe non-linearity of the impurity distribution near the junction. This is probably due to the nonFickian nature of zinc diffusion in GaAs. The capacitance of zinc-diffused GaAs p-n junctions varies as Coc V .1/n where the n values range from 2, as for an abrupt junction, to 3, as for a linear gradient junction. The capacitance-voltage relations for two assumed zinc profiles are calculated and compared with experimental results. A linear gradient on the p-side and a constant donor concentration equal to the starting donor concentration on the n-type side are found to be a good approximation of the actual impurity distribution at a zincdiffused p-n junction. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600696

Entities

People

  • D. F. Kyser
  • L. W. Aukerman
  • M. F. Millea

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Diffusion
  • Impurities
  • Linearity
  • P-N Junctions

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Semiconductor Device Technology