DocumentCode :
1455626
Title :
Carrier removal in p-type InP
Author :
Messenger, S.R. ; Walters, R.J. ; Xapsos, M.A. ; Summers, G.P. ; Burke, E.A.
Author_Institution :
SFA Inc., Largo, MD, USA
Volume :
45
Issue :
6
fYear :
1998
fDate :
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
2857
Lastpage :
2860
Abstract :
Electron and proton carrier removal rates due to 1 MeV electrons, 3 and 10 MeV protons, and 2 MeV alpha particles in p-type InP are found to be linearly proportional to nonionizing energy loss and independent of the initial carrier concentration over the range from 1016 to 4×1017 cm-3
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; alpha-particle effects; carrier density; electron beam effects; indium compounds; minority carriers; proton effects; 1 MeV; 10 MeV; 2 MeV; InP; alpha particles; electron carrier removal rates; electron effects; initial carrier concentration; minority carrier devices; nonionizing energy loss; proton carrier removal rates; proton effects; Degradation; Electrons; Energy measurement; Extrapolation; Indium phosphide; Laboratories; Photovoltaic cells; Protons; Semiconductor materials; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/23.736539
Filename :
736539
Link To Document :
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