Techniques for Investigating Thin-Film Insulators Under High Electric Fields

Abstract

Techniques developed to investigate thin-film metal-insulator-metal devices operating under high electric fields are described. Typically, the insulator will be a wide band-gap, optically active material with device applications including displays and electro-optic components. Emphasis is placed on techniques to cope with the common problems of non-uniform conduction and dielectric breakdown. Techniques are described for the measurement, in near real time, of both the electrical characteristics and the optical spectral response. Reference is made to the behaviour of the ZnS:Mn electroluminescent system to illustrate the techniques described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA228935

Entities

People

  • M. I. Beale

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Band Gaps
  • Current Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Measurement
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Fabrication
  • Field Conditions
  • Films
  • High Voltage
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Thin Films

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene