DocumentCode
926738
Title
On Some Transients in the Pulse Response of Point-Contact Germanium Diodes
Author
Waltz, M.C.
Author_Institution
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J.
Volume
40
Issue
11
fYear
1952
Firstpage
1483
Lastpage
1487
Abstract
Several recovery time effects in germanium point contact diodes are described and a hypothesis is proposed to explain the observed effects. This hypothesis postulates the presence of traps in the germanium p layer near the point electrode. Measurements and computations based on this hypothesis give trap densities of the order of 1016/cm3, trap depths in the energy band of the order of 0.3 electron volts, and capture cross-section diameters for the traps of the order of 0.3 Ã….
Keywords
Conductivity; Diodes; Electrodes; Electron traps; Frequency; Germanium; Pulse measurements; Rectifiers; Surface treatment; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1952.273984
Filename
4050856
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