OBSERVATION OF A LARGE-SCALE SHEETLIKE CURRENT FILAMENT IN A THIN N-GAAS LAYER

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AOKI, K [1 ]
RAU, U [1 ]
PEINKE, J [1 ]
PARISI, J [1 ]
HUEBENER, RP [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TUBINGEN,INST PHYS,LEHRSTUHL EXPTL PHYS 2,W-7400 TUBINGEN 1,GERMANY
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10.1143/JPSJ.59.420
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Spatial patterns of a large-scale sheetlike current filament formed during low-temperature avalanche breakdown have been investigated in a thin epitaxial n-GaAs layer using the low-temperature scanning electron microscope. The sheetlike current filament was nucleated between planar-type ohmic contacts due to impact ionization of neutral shallow donors. The width of the current filament (200 ~ 700 µm) was measured as a function of the sample voltage in the postbreakdown regime. A turbulent pattern observed in the beam-induced firing wave instability has also been measured. © 1990, THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN. All rights reserved.
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