• DocumentCode
    945100
  • Title

    A New High Temperature Silicon Diode

  • Author

    Thornton, C.G. ; Hanley, L.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Sylvania Elec. Prods., Inc., Elec. Div., Ipswich, Mass.
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1955
  • Firstpage
    186
  • Lastpage
    188
  • Abstract
    A method of preparing high back voltage silicon by bombarding the surface with oxygen has been devised and a new type of point contact diode prepared. The diode is characterized by: (1) very low saturation currents of the order of 1 microampere, (2) high inverse operating voltages (70-200v), (3) very low barrier capacitance (<0.3 ¿¿f) and rapid recovery times, and (4) operation at elevated temperatures up to 200 degrees C.
  • Keywords
    Capacitance; Conductivity; Diodes; Germanium; Helium; Rectifiers; Silicon; Temperature; Vacuum systems; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1955.278077
  • Filename
    4055390