Author: J. J. WortmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
The effect of large strains on the electrical properties of p-n junctions was studied by electromagnetically driving with a sinusoidal force a cantilevered silicon beam into which the junctions are diffused. Stress levels greater than 10 to the 9th power dynes/sq cm was obtained at the natural resonant frequency of the beam (typically 200 Hz). An asymmetry was observed in the junction current which shows clearly a difference in response to compressive and tensile forces. With increasing compressive forces the usual increase in junction current was observed. In tension, however, an increasing force first resulted in a decreasing current then an increasing current. No first order influences of time dependent lifetime effects or reversible defect creation in the junctions were observable. These observations are correlated with a theoretical model for the piezojunction effect based on stress induced changes in the energy band structure of the material. (Author).