Browsing by Subject "defects"
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(2003-12-09)Department: PhysicsThis thesis focuses on two main topics: the reactions and dynamics of water and oxygen interstitials and the optical properties and associated relaxation mechanisms of two selected defects in amorphous SiO2. The theoretical ...
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(2013-12-03)Department: Electrical EngineeringDisplacement damage from individual heavy ions results in discrete, measurable electrical degradation in <sup>252</sup>Cf-irradiated silicon diodes. This work presents measurements of discrete increases in diode reverse ...
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(2003-07-24)Department: Electrical EngineeringOxygen vacancies have long been known to be the dominant intrinsic defect in amorphous SiO2 . They exist, in concentrations dependent on processing conditions, as neutral defects in thermal oxides without usually causing ...
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Physical Mechanisms Affecting Hot Carrier-Induced semi-ON State Degradation in Gallium Nitride HEMTs (2015-11-06)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceGallium Nitride or GaN-based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) is currently the most promising device technology in several key military and civilian applications due to excellent high-power as well as high-frequency ...