Graded band gap for dark-current suppression in long-wave infrared W-structured type-II superlattice photodiodes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Vurgaftman, I ^a   Aifer, E H ^a   Canedy, C L ^a   Tischler, J G ^a   Meyer, J R ^a   Warner, J H ^a   Jackson, E M ^b   Hildebrandt, G ^c   Sullivan, G J ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SFA INC   (United States)

^c ROCKWELL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARK CURRENTS; DEPLETION REGION; GRADED BAND GAP; LONG WAVE INFRARED (LWIR) DEVICES;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ENERGY GAP; INFRARED RADIATION; PASSIVATION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SUPERLATTICES;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 33748985986     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2356697     Document Type: Article

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