• DocumentCode
    974135
  • Title

    Hot electron effects in Schottky barrier mixers at high frequencies

  • Author

    Beard, S.J. ; Rees, H.D.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Reading, Department of Computer Science, Reading, UK
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    811
  • Lastpage
    812
  • Abstract
    Computer simulations of Schottky barrier diodes show that electron heating occurs at high frequency as the depletion edge velocity increases. Mixer characteristics are reappraised in this light.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; Schottky-barrier diodes; gallium arsenide; hot carriers; mixers (circuits); solid-state microwave devices; GaAs; Monte Carlo method; Schottky barrier diodes; computer simulation; depletion edge velocity; electron heating; high frequencies; hot electron effects; mixer characteristics; semiconductor devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19810566
  • Filename
    4246046
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=974135