High-performance solar-blind photodetectors based on AlxGa 1-XN heterostructures

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 742-751

  Ozbay, Ekmel ^a   Biyikli, Necmi ^a   Kimukin, Ibrahim ^a   Kartaloglu, Tolga ^a   Tut, Turgut ^a   Aytür, Orhan ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Algan; Detectivity; Heterustructure; High speed; Metal semiconductor metal (MSM); P i n; Photodetector; Schottky; Solar blind; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FABRICATION; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

ALGAN; DETECTIVITY; HIGH SPEED; METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL (MSM); SOLAR BLIND;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 7544237619     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.831681     Document Type: Article

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