LAYER-LIKE FIELD INHOMOGENEITIES IN PHOTOCONDUCTORS IN THE PRE-BREAKDOWN RANGE,

Abstract

Characteristic layer-like field inhomogeniities in homogeneous photoconductors which move from cathode to anode must occur when the carrier density n decreases with increasing field F as n approx. F(-alpha) if alpha > 1 - beta, with carrier mobility micron approx. F(-beta). The decrease in n can be caused by field quenching. The critical voltage for initiation of these inhomogeneities decreases with optical excitation and increases with optical quenching in agreement with theory and experiment. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600830

Entities

People

  • Karl Wolfgang Boer

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Carrier Mobility
  • Excitation
  • Mobility
  • Photoconductors
  • Quenching

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology