• DocumentCode
    2143603
  • Title

    High power and high-longevity GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switches

  • Author

    Liu, Zheng ; Shi, Wei ; Li, Xiaolong ; Zhang, Zhenzhen

  • Author_Institution
    Appl. Phys. Dept., Xi´´an Univ. of Technol., Xi´´an, China
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    6-11 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A 14mm photoconductive semiconductor switch (PCSS) is excited at 20kV/400A, and the longevity is up to 350 shots. After 350 shots, the dark resistances decreases, and the biased voltage can not be increased to 20 kV again. The breakdown mechanism and the cause of the dark resistances decrease of the PCSS is analyzed based on the breakdown characteristics.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; photoconducting switches; semiconductor device breakdown; PCSS; biased voltage; breakdown characteristics; breakdown mechanism; current 400 A; dark resistances; photoconductive semiconductor switches; size 14 mm; voltage 20 kV; Atomic beams; Electric breakdown; Laser modes; Materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    High Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2008 17th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Xian
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6202970