The Effect of Potential Obstacles on Charge Transfer in Image Sensors

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1593-1598

  Lavine, James P ^a   Banghart, Edmund K ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRONS; IMAGE SENSORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS;

POTENTIAL BARRIER; POTENTIAL WELL;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES;

EID: 0031246926     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.628809     Document Type: Article

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