Diffused diodes in silicon-on-sapphire

The Theory of<i>p-n</i>Junctions in Semiconductors and<i>p-n</i>Junction Transistors

W. Shockley · Bell System Technical Journal · 1949 · 2.1K citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science +17

Photon Emission from Avalanche Breakdown in Silicon

A. G. Chynoweth, K. G. McKay · Physical Review · 1956 · 477 citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Physics +17

AVALANCHE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGES OF ABRUPT AND LINEARLY GRADED <i>p-n</i> JUNCTIONS IN Ge, Si, GaAs, AND GaP

Simon M. Sze, G. Gibbons · Applied Physics Letters · 1966 · 441 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics +9

Effect of surface fields on the breakdown voltage of planar silicon p-n junctions

Andrew S. Grove, Otto Leistiko, W.W. Hooper · IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices · 1967 · 175 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science +17

Avalanche Effects in Silicon <i>p—n</i> Junctions. II. Structurally Perfect Junctions

A. Goetzberger, Benjamin R. McDonald, Roland H. Haitz et al. · Journal of Applied Physics · 1963 · 173 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science +17