Medium-wavelength, normal-incidence, p-type Si/SiGe quantum well infrared photodetector with background limited performance up to 85 K

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 69, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 3372-3374

  Kruck, P ^a   Helm, M ^a   Fromherz, T ^a   Bauer, G ^b   Nutzel J F ^b   Abstreiter, G ^b  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 0000045740     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.117263     Document Type: Article

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