F N Hooge et al 1981 Rep. Prog. Phys. 44 479 doi:10.1088/0034-4885/44/5/001
F N Hooge, T G M Kleinpenning and L K J Vandamme
Show affiliationsExperimental studies on 1/f noise are reviewed with emphasis on experiments that may be decisive in finding the correct theoretical model for this type of noise. The experimental results are confronted with two theories: McWhorter's (1959) surface state theory and Clarke and Voss's (1974) theory of local temperature fluctuations. The applicability of either theory turns out to be very limited. The validity of an empirical relation is investigated. Its application to electronic devices proves successful. Experiments show that 1/f noise obeying the empirical relation ( alpha noise) is a fluctuation in the part of the mobility that is due to lattice scattering.
85.30.Hi Surface barrier, boundary, and point contact devices
85.40.Qx Microcircuit quality, noise, performance, and failure analysis
73.50.Td Noise processes and phenomena
73.20.At Surface states, band structure, electron density of states
Issue 5 (May 1981)
F N Hooge et al 1981 Rep. Prog. Phys. 44 479