DRIFT VELOCITY OF HOT ELECTRONS IN n-TYPE GERMANIUM
- 1 September 1962
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 40 (9) , 1056-1066
- https://doi.org/10.1139/p62-114
Abstract
The drift velocity of electrons in n-type germanium has been measured as a function of applied electric field at lattice temperatures of 77° K and 295° K. Three directions of applied field were used, viz. (100), (110), and (111) crystal directions. The range of field strength was from 500 v/cm to 75 kv/cm. A longitudinal anisotropy was observed at 77° K but not at 295° K. All specimens showed saturation of the drift velocity at high fields. At 77° K, all (100) specimens exhibited a breakdown effect, the cause of which is not known. The results are analyzed on the basis of an extension of Stratton's theory to the case of a many-valley semiconductor.Keywords
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