Computer simulation of non-cooled long-wavelength multi-junction (Cd,Hg)Te photodiodes

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 353-359

  Jóźwikowski, Krzysztof ^a  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FERMI LEVEL; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INFRARED DEVICES; ITERATIVE METHODS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

LONG-WAVELENGTH MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTODIODES; NEWTON ITERATIVE METHOD;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 0342420649     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4495(00)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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