Threshold energies for impact ionization by electrons and holes in InP
- 15 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 35 (2) , 168-170
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91068
Abstract
The threshold conditions for impact ionization in InP at 300 K have been calculated from the electronic band structure along the three major symmetry axes. These calculations show that conditions for electron‐initiated impact ionization in InP are much more favorable than in GaAs.Keywords
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