• DocumentCode
    906765
  • Title

    Conductivity of electrically switching chalcogenide glass

  • Author

    Male, J.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Leatherhead, UK
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1970
  • Firstpage
    91
  • Lastpage
    92
  • Abstract
    Electrical-conductivity measurements are reported for the material As30Te48Si12Ge10 used in glass switching diodes. The conductivity at 1000 K is more than three orders of magnitude greater than is predicted by simple extrapolation of the room-temperature behaviour. The measured parameters are adequate to account for the observed `on¿-state resistance and subnanosecond switching times of the diodes according to a model in which thermal runaway initiates discharge of the self capacitance.
  • Keywords
    electrical conductivity; electrical conductivity of solids; glass; semiconductor devices; semiconductor materials; semiconductor switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19700060
  • Filename
    4234547
    • Link To Document
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