• DocumentCode
    893735
  • Title

    Large negative resistance in silicon p-i-n diodes at 300°K

  • Author

    Nordman, J.E.

  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1967
  • Firstpage
    2043
  • Lastpage
    2043
  • Abstract
    Silicon p-π-n diodes have been fabricated which exhibit large negative resistance at room temperature. The ratio of threshold voltage to minimum voltage is as large as 400. The volt-ampere characteristic above breakdown shows near-exponential behavior.
  • Keywords
    Boron; Breakdown voltage; Charge carrier lifetime; Conductivity; Electric breakdown; Out of order; P-i-n diodes; Silicon; Temperature distribution; Threshold voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1967.6059
  • Filename
    1447989