DocumentCode
1029791
Title
Anomalous oscillation in depletion-mode MOSFETs at low temperature
Author
Carruthers, C. ; Mavor, J.
Author_Institution
University of Edinburgh, Department of Electrical Engineering, Edinburgh, UK
Volume
23
Issue
5
fYear
1987
Firstpage
178
Lastpage
179
Abstract
Results are presented which show unusual behaviour in silicon, n-channel depletion-mode MOSFETs having phosphorus doping. At 77 K these devices exhibit a low-frequency oscillation whereby the MOSFET channel periodically turns high resistance for a short period.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; insulated gate field effect transistors; oscillations; phosphorus; silicon; 77 K; Si:P; depletion-mode MOSFETs; high resistance; low temperature; low-frequency oscillation; n-channel;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19870126
Filename
4257418
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