• DocumentCode
    1053009
  • Title

    Improved TRAPATT performance by stabilizing mesa diode surfaces

  • Author

    Kroger, Heikki

  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    5/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    519
  • Lastpage
    521
  • Abstract
    Substantial improvement in the reproducibility of extremely efficient S-band TRAPATT diodes is shown to result from sputtering layers of silicon oxynitride onto the exposed surfaces of the mesa diodes. The sputtered layers stabilize the device against changes in dc current-voltage characteristics induced by the TRAPATT mode.
  • Keywords
    Current-voltage characteristics; Degradation; Diodes; Electron traps; Gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Monte Carlo methods; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1976.18439
  • Filename
    1478453