Dynamic performance of UV photodetectors based on polycrystalline diamond

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1334-1340

  Salvatori, S ^b   Rossi, M C ^b   Galluzzi, F ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRON TRAPS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING DIAMONDS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

CARRIER RECOMBINATION; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIER; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; PULSE LIGHT EXCITATION;

ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS;

EID: 0034230388     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.848274     Document Type: Article

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