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Can a DC voltage excite a pure semiconductor (or insulator) from the valence band to the conduction band?
I have a question I am sticking around and can't find a satisfying answer. Say I have an intrinsic semidonductor at zero Kelvin (no electrons in conduction band). I apply a DC voltage across it. Can ...
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How to check the ohmic contact to the film?
I have a thin semiconductor film deposited on an isolating substrate. I would like to check different metals to find out do they form the ohmic contact or Schottky barrier.
What is the best way to do ...
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How does temperature affect an electrical current
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I have read an interesting article J. Halderman et al. "Lest we remember: cold boot attacks on encryption keys" in computer science regarding cold booting.
The paper discusses how the use ...
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