Title :
Field-enhanced conductivity effects in thin chalcogenide-glass switches
Author :
Warren, A.C. ; Male, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Leatherhead, UK
Abstract :
The anomalous behaviour of chalcogenide-glass switches, in the thin-film limit, is incorporated into the electrothermal switching model by taking account of both temperature and field dependences of the electrical conductivity. Calculations of the critical field as a function of temperature and thickness are compared with experimental observations.
Keywords :
electrical conductivity; glass; semiconductor switches; thin films;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19700395
