IMPACT IONIZATION RATES IN (100) AL0.48IN0.52AS

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作者
WATANABE, I
TORIKAI, T
MAKITA, K
FUKUSHIMA, K
UJI, T
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[1] Opto-Electronics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, Kawasaki 213, Miyazaki
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10.1109/55.62988
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Impact ionization rates for electrons and holes in (100) Al048In0.52As were determined from photomultiplication measurements using AlInAs / GaIn As p +-i-n diodes grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE). The impact ionization rate ratio (α /β) was derived as being 2.0 ~ 3.5 over the electric field range from 400 to 650 kV / cm. Ionization rates were found to be smaller than those previously reported. © 1990 IEEE
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