LUMINESCENCE SPECTRA OF AN N-CHANNEL METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AT BREAKDOWN

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DAS, NC [1 ]
ARORA, BM [1 ]
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[1] TATA INST FUNDAMENTAL RES,SOLID STATE ELECTR GRP,BOMBAY 400005,INDIA
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10.1063/1.102547
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Photon emission occurs from the drain gate boundary of a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor when drain bias exceeds the drain-to-source breakdown value. Spectral measurement of luminescence has been carried out over a wide range 0.7-3.1 eV in order to understand the origin of the emission. Three different types of detectors are used to measure the luminescence spectrum. A continuous broad spectrum is observed with a peak near 1.0 eV. The emission intensity decreases almost exponentially in the higher energy range.
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