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High-frequency acoustoelectric currents and departures from Ohm's law in thin platelets of CdS I. Linear behaviour

J D Maines, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1969 - 
- Vol. 2, Iss: 1, pp 175-188
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In this article, high-frequency currents associated with thin photoconducting cadmium sulphide platelets having flat and parallel faces are reported under conditions when round-trip gain due to acousto-electric amplification is achieved.
Abstract
Experimental observations are reported of high-frequency currents associated with thin photoconducting cadmium sulphide platelets having flat and parallel faces. They appear under conditions when `round-trip gain' due to acousto-electric amplification is achieved. They are correlated with departures from Ohm's law. The results are confined to conditions under which a linear theory is believed applicable. The linear theory is outlined and comparison is made with a variety of experimental observations. Semiquantitative agreement is obtained.

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Phonon-Electron Interactions in Piezoelectric Semiconductor Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators

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Acoustoelectric Effects in Piezoelectric Semiconductors with main Emphasis on CdS and ZnO

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Non‐Ohmic Behaviour in CdS Acousto‐Electric Oscillators

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Electroelastic Properties of the Sulfides, Selenides, and Tellurides of Zinc and Cadmium

TL;DR: A complete set of elastic, piezoelectric, and dielectric constants for the sulfides, selenides, and tellurides of zinc and cadmium was presented in this article.
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Amplification of Ultrasonic Waves in Piezoelectric Semiconductors

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that for properly prepared material, significant amplification is expected up to the microwave frequencies, and at high frequencies, gain is reduced because electron diffusion smooths out the electron bunching necessary for amplification.
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Elastic Wave Propagation in Piezoelectric Semiconductors

TL;DR: In this paper, a plane elastic wave propagating in a piezoelectric crystal may be accompanied by longitudinal electric fields which provide an additional elastic stiffness when the crystal is also semiconducting, these fields produce currents and space charge resulting in acoustic dispersion and loss.
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Acoustodynamic Effects in Semiconductors

TL;DR: The presence in a semiconductor of both signs of current carriers makes it possible to disturb the spatial distribution of these carriers appreciably without giving rise to electrical space charge as mentioned in this paper, and the interaction of particles with acoustic waves leads to certain effects which are peculiar to semiconductors; these include a (complex) addition to the elastic modulus and the acoustic effect.