PULSE SHARPENING WITH MEl'AL-OXIDE BTJLK SWITCHING DEVICES
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چکیده
Certain niobium oxide (NbO , x ~ 2) materials are near insulating at room temperature fut undergo an "insulatorto-metal" transition near 800°C. A similar transition can be initiated at room temperature by applying an electric field. exceeding the "threshold" value, which depends on the oxygen concentration (x) of the NbOx. Metal-oxide threshold switch (MOTS) prototypes are obtained by applying appropriate contacts and packaging. Threshold voltages range from 100 V to several kV o A typical MOTS has a surge current capability exceeding 100 A, an off-state capacitance of only a few pF; and a switch delay of less than 0.5 ns. The latter two characteristics make the MOTS potentially superior to conventional devices for a number of high-speed, high-current switching functions. In particular, insertion of a MOTS into the output circuit of a conventional pulse generator can "sharpen" the leading edge of the pulse to yield a ns or even sub-ns risetime.
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