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impact ionization: a standalone construct

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impactionization1 CONSTRUCTImpact ionizationCHYNOWETH · SEMICONDUCTOR

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the creation of new electron-hole pairs when carriers accelerated by a strong field collide with the lattice, the process behind avalanche breakdown.

In semiconductor devices, impact ionization refers to the creation of new electron-hole pairs when carriers accelerated by a strong field collide with the lattice, the process behind avalanche breakdown. This meaning comes from Chynoweth (1958) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

  1. Chynoweth, A. G. (1958). Ionization Rates for Electrons and Holes in Silicon. Physical Review, 109(5), 1537-1540. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.109.1537

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