MINORITY-CARRIER MOBILITY IN P-TYPE GAAS

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WALUKIEWICZ, W
LAGOWSKI, J
JASTRZEBSKI, L
GATOS, HC
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[1] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
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10.1063/1.325602
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Theoretical calculations of electron mobility in p-type GaAs were carried out taking into consideration the screening effects and all major scattering processes. Calculated values of mobility are presented as a function of carrier concentration, compensation ratio, and temperature. The basic differences between minority-carrier mobility in p-type GaAs and electron mobility in n-type GaAs are pointed out. A practical procedure is also presented for the evaluation of minority-carrier mobility from available electron-mobility data.
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