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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Impact ionization and high-field transport in semiconductors

Abstract

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Aspects of high field transport related to hot electron reliability effects are investigated--with special emphasis, the phenomenon of impact ionization. Both the ionization rate itself and its effect on bulk semiconductor transport are computed by a full-band Monte Carlo algorithm for Si and several III-V materials. Furthermore, a new interpretation of hot carrier luminescence spectra is given which can explain important features of hot electron distribution functions in MOSFETs.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Bude, Jeffrey Devin
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Hess, Karl

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1992 Bude, Jeffrey Devin
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
AAI9236404
(UMI)AAI9236404
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22805

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Bude, Jeffrey Devin. Impact ionization and high-field transport in semiconductors. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/22805