On the Role of the N–N$^{+}$ Junction Doping Profile of a PIN Diode on Its Turn-Off Transient Behavior
On the Role of the N–N$^{+}$ Junction Doping Profile of a PIN Diode on Its Turn-Off Transient Behavior
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DOI:
10.1109/tpel.2007.911882
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
B. Allard;H. Garrab;T. Ben Salah;H. Morel;K. Ammous;K. Besbes
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作者:
B. Allard;H. Garrab;T. Ben Salah;H. Morel;K. Ammous;K. Besbes
This paper focuses on the role of the N-N junction doping profile model of a PiN diode on its turn-off transient and, particularly, the influence of multiple epitaxies in the N-N profile. A conventional doping profile model has been used in a previous work and an identification procedure for the main design parameters has been demonstrated. However the validity range of identified PiN-diode models appeared quite limited for hard current and voltage conditions. Readers have asked for the effect of a more advanced doping profile. The turn-off transient of an STTB506D device is considered from experimental and simulation point-of-view inside a fully characterized switching cell. A limitation of the conventional doping profile model is demonstrated and explained physically in order to introduce the necessity of a more complex doping profile. An advanced doping profile is then considered and a comparative study between experimental and simulated turn-off transient behavior of the device is established.