Criteria for stability in bistable electrical devices with S- or Z-shaped current voltage characteristic

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Wacker, A
Scholl, E
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[1] Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin
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10.1063/1.360384
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Electronic devices exhibiting bistability in the current-voltage characteristics are considered from a unified viewpoint. We obtain simple relations for the stability of the different branches in the current-voltage characteristics. Criteria for oscillatory instabilities are discussed, and special conclusions for elements with S- or Z-shaped characteristics are drawn. The stabilization of the middle branch of the double-barrier resonant-tunneling diode in a circuit with effectively negative capacitance and negative resistance is derived in a simple way. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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