Quantum mechanical scattering investigation of the thermionic and field induced emission components of the dark current in quantum well infrared photodetectors

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 248-252

  Etteh, N E I ^a   Harrison, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION WAVELENGTHS; FAR-INFRARED; FIELD INDUCED; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; SCATTERING MECHANISMS; SCATTERING THEORY;

QUANTUM THEORY; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

SCATTERING;

EID: 0036640219     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1481214     Document Type: Article

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