Room temperature nano- and microstructure photon detectors

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-511

  Perera, A G U ^a   Jayaweera, P V V ^a   Ariyawansa, G ^a   Matsik, S G ^a   Tennakone, K ^a   Buchanan, M ^b   Liu, H C ^b   Su, X H ^c   Bhattacharya, P ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared; PbS quantum dot; Room temperature detector; Split off band; Tunneling quantum dot

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

INFRARED; PBS QUANTUM DOT; ROOM TEMPERATURE DETECTOR; SPLIT-OFF BAND; TUNNELING QUANTUM DOT;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 61349186929     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.06.019     Document Type: Article

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