Optimized high-frequency performance of Auger-suppressed magnetoconcentration photoconductors

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 11-12, 2000, Pages 981-990

  Jaksic Z ^a   Djuric Z ^a  

^a IHTM Inst Microlectron T

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OPTIMIZATION;

AUGER-SUPPRESSED MAGNETOCONCENTRATION PHOTOCONDUCTORS; ELECTROMAGNETICALLY CARRIER-DEPLETED DETECTORS;

PHOTOCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 0343026420     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2692(00)00087-2     Document Type: Article

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