Ultra-high detectivity room temperature THZ-IR photodetector based on resonant tunneling spherical centered defect quantum dot (RT-SCDQD)

Optics Communications

Volumn 282, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 3499-3508

  Saghai, H Rasooli ^a   Sadoogi, N ^b   Rostami, A ^b   Baghban, H ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Detectivity; Quantum dot; Resonant tunneling; Room temperature; Spherical defect; Terahertz infrared photodetector

Indexed keywords

DETECTIVITY; QUANTUM DOT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPHERICAL DEFECT; TERAHERTZ-INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR;

DEFECT STRUCTURES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INFRARED DETECTORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RESONANT TUNNELING; SPHERES; WIND TUNNELS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 67650370094     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2009.05.064     Document Type: Article

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