Electron and hole impact ionization coefficients in (100) and in (111) Si
- 15 December 1985
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 58 (12) , 4614-4617
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.336229
Abstract
The impact ionization coefficients for electrons and holes in both (100)- and (111)-oriented Si have been determined from photocurrent measurements performed on reach-through avalanche photodiodes. The results for both orientations are similar, indicating that the ionization coefficients are isotropic. Monte Carlo calculations of the impact ionization coefficients compare favorably with the experimental results.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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