RESIDUAL NON-IDEALITIES IN THE ALMOST IDEAL SILICON P-N-JUNCTION

被引:9
作者
CEROFOLINI, GF [1 ]
POLIGNANO, ML [1 ]
机构
[1] SGS THOMSON MICROELECTR,I-20041 AGRATE,ITALY
来源
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING | 1990年 / 50卷 / 03期
关键词
61.70; 72.20; 73.40; 85.30;
D O I
10.1007/BF00324494
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The reproducible, mass production of almost ideal silicon p-n junctions has allowed two new phenomena to be discovered: a pure generation without recombination, and a slow capacitance-free current transient. Our present knowledge of these phenomena is reviewed and speculations about the centres responsible for them are discussed; these centres seem to be connected to ultimate, unavoidable properties of the silicon p-n junction rather than to unwanted impurities. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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页码:273 / 286
页数:14
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