Journal of Applied Physics · 1969 · 142 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringPhysicsElectromagneticsElectromagnetismSemiconductor DevicesElectric FieldsElectric PotentialRelativistic ElectrodynamicsRelativistic PhysicsCathode EffectsDiode Current-voltage CharacteristicsSpace-charge-limited Current
Exact relativistic solutions for the one-dimensional space-charge-limited diode, and for the one-dimensional diode with finite field at the cathode plane are given. The results are compared with approximate solutions which are useful in different energy ranges.
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