4H-SiC PIN recessed-window avalanche photodiode with high quantum efficiency

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1551-1553

  Liu, Handin ^a   Mcintosh, Dion ^a   Bai, Xiaogang ^a   Pan, Huapu ^a   Liu, Mingguo ^a   Campbell, Joe C ^a   Cha, Ho Young ^a,b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiodes (APDs); Photodetector; Silicon carbide; Ultraviolet (UV) detector

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE GAINS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES; ULTRAVIOLET (UV) DETECTOR;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON CARBIDE; WINDOWS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 65349124357     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.928823     Document Type: Article

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