Enhanced numerical modelling of non-cooled long-wavelength multi-junction (Cd, Hg)Te photodiodes

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Jozwikowski K ^a   Gawron, W ^a   Piotrowski, J ^b   Jozwikowska A ^c  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b VIGO SYSTEM S A   (Poland)

^c WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FERMI LEVEL; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTODIODES; POISSON EQUATION; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE; WAVELENGTH UNCOOLED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0345382818     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:20030226     Document Type: Article

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