Title :
Breakdowns in the Metal-Semimetal BiSb Point Contacts
Author :
Sukhoruchko, O.N. ; Plaksiy, V.T. ; Tishchenko, A.S. ; Dyadchenko, A.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of radio Phys. & Electron., Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, Kharkov
Abstract :
The current-voltage characteristics (CVC) and the breakdown effects in the metal-semimetal BiSb (bismuth and stibium alloys) point contacts have been investigated to determine the power rating of the radiation scattered by the sample. The CVCs of the contacts exhibit breakdowns provoking the appearance of the negative differential S-resistance areas. Based on the breakdown voltage magnitude one can determine the power rating of the radiation scattered by the sample.
Keywords :
antimony alloys; bismuth alloys; electric breakdown; point contacts; radiation effects; BiSb; breakdown effects; breakdown voltage magnitude; current-voltage characteristics; metal-semimetal point contacts; negative differential S-resistance; power rating; radiation scattering; Bismuth; Contact resistance; Detectors; Dynamic range; Electric breakdown; Electric resistance; Resistance heating; Scattering; Thermal resistance; Tin alloys;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves and Workshop on Terahertz Technologies, 2007. MSMW '07. The Sixth International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1237-4
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2007.4294760
