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Autosolitons in the Form of Current Filaments and Electric Field Domains in Semiconductors and Devices

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A review of the theoretical, numerical and experimental results of investigations of autosolitons in the form of current filaments and electric field domains in semiconductors and semiconductor devices is presented. Main attention is given to a qualitative description and to the physics of phenomena. Properties of current filaments and electric field domains which appear in semiconductors and devices with a positive differential conductivity are discussed.

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Kerner, B.S. (1995). Autosolitons in the Form of Current Filaments and Electric Field Domains in Semiconductors and Devices. In: Niedernostheide, FJ. (eds) Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation in Semiconductors and Devices. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 79. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79506-0_4

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