Title :
Current spreading at contacts to planar Gunn devices
fDate :
1/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The implications of current constriction at a planar contact to GaAs are inferred from the results of a simpler case (current flow to a small conducting cylinder). It is argued that a number of the pathological properties of Gunn diodes can be explained in terms of this mechanism.
Keywords :
Contact resistance; Current measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Gallium arsenide; Gunn devices; Mechanical factors; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Pathology; Schottky diodes;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1973.17608
