ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN A-SI-H/C-SI HETEROJUNCTION SWITCH

被引:7
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作者
CHEN, YW [1 ]
FANG, YK [1 ]
LEE, HD [1 ]
CHANG, CY [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL CHIAO TUNG UNIV,INST ELECTR,HSINCHU,TAIWAN
关键词
Diffusion length; Heterojunction; Hydrogenated amorphous silicon; Negative resistance; Optical switch; Switching device;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.29.1415
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O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A novel structure of a three-terminal a-Si:H(p+-i-n)/c-Si(p-n) heterojunction threshold switching device is developed. The device can be controlled both by a voltage-controlled mode and a current-injection mode. The voltage control gain and current triggering capability are 0.9 and 5×10-3 V/µA, respectively. When this switching device is operated as an optical switch, the light triggering sensitivity is 5.8×10-3 V/µW. © 1990 The Japan Society of Applied Physics.
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页码:1415 / 1418
页数:4
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