Analyzing correlation between multiple traps in RTN characteristics

The correlation between multiple traps in Random Telegraph Noise (RTN) were evaluated by using Time-Lag-Plot (TLP). The correlations between multiple traps were evaluated by transition paths on the TLP and there are two types of RTN. In the 1st case, multiple traps are independent from each other and in the second case the multiple traps have the correlation. We proposed the models for three states RTN to understanding the mechanism of them. These methods help us to understand the RTN mechanism and the correlation between multiple traps.

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