@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:02001756, author = {SAKAI, Yoneichiro and SHOGENJI, Kisaburo and UN-NO, Yukisada and UCHIYAMA, Susumu and SUGIYAMA, Yoshio}, issue = {1}, journal = {Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University}, month = {Sep}, note = {The diode characteristics of PbTe are measured. The rectification ratio at room temperature is about 10, and peak voltage is about 2 volts. The effects of contact pressure of the whisker, of flowing current and of temperature are studied. From characteristics of PbTe-PbTe contact the rectifying barrier is considered to be at free surface, as in cases of Ge and PbS. The height of the barrier is estimated to be 0.15 ev. The results are explained by ordinary theories qualitatively, but quantitatively speaking, many contradictions exist between the experimental results and the theories.}, pages = {72--80}, title = {On lead telluride rectifiers}, volume = {7}, year = {1955} }