Title :
Advantages of Mott barrier mixer diodes
Author :
McColl, M. ; Millea, M.F.
Author_Institution :
Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, Calif.
fDate :
4/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that the high-frequency performance of miter diodes can be appreciably improved by employing a Mort barrier instead of a Schottky barrier. The larger junction diameters possible with Mott structures also allow a better burnout capability and improved mechanical stability.
Keywords :
Capacitance; Electric resistance; Packaging; Radio frequency; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Semiconductor diodes; Stability; Substrates; Surface resistance;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1973.9092
