Impact ionization rates for electrons and holes in GaAs1−xSbx alloys
- 1 April 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 28 (7), 403-405
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88776
Abstract
We have measured the impact ionization rates for electrons and holes in GaAs1−xSbx for alloys with x=0.05, 0.10, and 0.12. The results show that the ionization rates for electrons (α) and holes (β) are different and a function of Sb content. In particular, for GaAs0.88Sb0.12 electrons have the higher ionization rate with α/β=2.5, while for GaAs holes have the higher ionization rate with α/β=0.25.Keywords
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