SiGe/Si quantum-dot infrared photodetectors with δ doping

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 558-564

  Lin, Chu Hsuan ^a   Yu, Cheng Ya ^a   Chang, Chieh Chun ^a   Lee, Cheng Han ^a   Yang, Ying Jhe ^a   Ho, Wei Shuo ^a   Chen, Yen Yu ^a   Liao, Ming Han ^a   Cho, Chia Ting ^a   Peng, Cheng Yi ^a   Liu, Chee Wee ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Doping; MUS; Quantum dots (QDs); Quantum dot infrared photodetector (QDIP); SiGe

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BAND STRUCTURE; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GERMANIUM; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WETTING;

MUS; QUANTUM DOTS (QDS); QUANTUM-DOT INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR (QDIP); SIGE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 53349143930     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2008.926353     Document Type: Article

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