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Both nonlinear oscillations and chaotic behavior in n-InSb are experimentally investigated for the case of impact ionization of shallow donors at low temperatures. Complex behavior including a simple periodic oscillation, a period-doubling route to chaos, and quasiperiodic behavior are observed with increasing electric field as the parameter. For the first time, a type of pitchfork bifurcation (period halving) is seen.
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Song, X.N., Seiler, D.G. & Loloee, M.R. Nonlinear oscillations and chaotic behavior due to impact lonization of shallow donors in InSb. Appl. Phys. A 48, 137–141 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01141275
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