Impurity impact ionization avalanche in p-type diamond

V. Mortet, A. Soltani
2011 Applied Physics Letters  
Electrical conductivity of a highly boron doped chemical vapor deposited diamond thin film has been studied at different temperatures under high electric field conditions. Current-voltage characteristics have been measured using pulsed technique to reduce thermal effects. Experimental results evidence deep impurity impact ionization avalanche in p-type diamond up to room temperature.
doi:10.1063/1.3662403 fatcat:gz5ghidicfafha537pdva65wiq