XXXVIII. The Isothermal Reverse Voltage-Current Characteristics of Small Area Alloy Contacts on Germanium†
- 1 January 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Electronics and Control
- Vol. 2 (4) , 378-386
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207215708937042
Abstract
The isothermal reverse voltage-current characteristics of small area PN and NN+ junctions on N-type germanium have been measured. At sufficiently high currents the characteristics become independent of the type of junction and similar in form to the reverse characteristic of a point contact. The results verify Gunn's theory for the resistance of a small area contact and yield a value of approximately 6× 104 v cm-1 for the field in which avalanche multiplication takes place. The relationship of these results to observations on point contacts are discussed.Keywords
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