Charge control in acoustic charge transport devices
Schmukler, Bruce C.
This item is only available for download by members of the University of Illinois community. Students, faculty, and staff at the U of I may log in with your NetID and password to view the item. If you are trying to access an Illinois-restricted dissertation or thesis, you can request a copy through your library's Inter-Library Loan office or purchase a copy directly from ProQuest.
Permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/21142
Description
Title
Charge control in acoustic charge transport devices
Author(s)
Schmukler, Bruce C.
Issue Date
1989
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Hunsinger, Bill J.
Department of Study
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Discipline
Electrical Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Engineering, Electronics and Electrical
Language
eng
Abstract
Acoustic charge transport (ACT) devices utilize the acoustoelectric effect in a piezoelectric semiconductor, particularly GaAs, to create buried channel charge transfer devices capable of signal processing functions, especially transversal filtering. Charge control in ACT devices concerns the control and accounting of charge with the goal of preserving signal integrity. Two key aspects of charge control are the influence of perturbing channel potentials on the ACT properties, which are principally charge capacity and transfer efficiency, and the charge storage process, which is the inhibition of ACT via barrier potentials applied to surface electrodes. Several charge control topics are investigated in this work using experimental devices and numerical modeling.
The effects of static barrier potentials on ACT properties are investigated and an empirical model predicting charge capacity loss as a function of barrier field is developed. A device with several differently sized surface metallization gratings is used to investigate the effect of gratings on ACT properties. The dynamics of charge storage are investigated with regard to storage voltage, storage mode charge capacity (called storage capacity), and frequency response. The concept of double-packet charge storage is introduced and the properties of single-packet, double-packet and multipacket charge storage are investigated and compared. The key limiting factors regarding storage capacity are identified. Finally, numerical techniques to simulate ACT charge capacities and storage capacities are investigated, and a new method known as charge screening is introduced.
Use this login method if you
don't
have an
@illinois.edu
email address.
(Oops, I do have one)
IDEALS migrated to a new platform on June 23, 2022. If you created
your account prior to this date, you will have to reset your password
using the forgot-password link below.
