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ANNEALING OF RADIATION DAMAGE IN SEMICONDUCTING DEVICES (thesis)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4185114
The results and discussion of experiments to determine the effects of radiation upon silicon carbide diodes are presented. An electrical field sweeping effect was discovered. This effect occurred when a voltage was applied to the diode in either forward or back direction. This applied voltage appears to remove all accumulation of radiation effects of a permanent nature to the extent that a constant back current characteristic could be maintained during irradiation from 0 to 1.18 x 10/sup 16/ nvt. After an 1.18 x 10/sup 16/ nvt integrated dose, the diodes tested had a forward to back current ratio of approximately 7400, indicating these devices to be as good as they were at the beginning of the experiment. (auth)
Research Organization:
Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
NSA Number:
NSA-14-007835
OSTI ID:
4185114
Report Number(s):
AD-215601
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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