Impact ionization dynamics in silicon by MV/cm THz fields

We investigate the dynamics of the impact ionization (IMI) process in silicon in extremely high fields in the MV/cm range and at low initial carrier concentrations; conditions that are not accessible with conventional transport measurements. We use ultrafast measurements with high-intensity terahert...

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Main Authors: Abebe T Tarekegne, Hideki Hirori, Koichiro Tanaka, Krzysztof Iwaszczuk, Peter U Jepsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa936b