Ionization coefficients of electrons and holes in InP
- 15 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 35 (4), 333-335
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91111
Abstract
The ionization coefficients of electrons and holes in InP have been determined from photomultiplication measurements on abrupt‐junction low‐leakage n p + InP avalanche photodiodes. The ionization rate of holes ( β) was found to be greater than that for electrons (α), the ratio varying with peak electric fieldE m from β/α=3.8 at E m =4.85×105 V cm−1 to β/α=2.7 at E m =6.37×105 V cm−1.Keywords
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