Dark current in multilayer stabilized amorphous selenium based photoconductive x-ray detectors

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Frey, Joel B ^a   Belev, George ^a   Tousignant, Olivier ^b   Mani, Habib ^b   Laperriere, Luc ^b   Kasap, Safa O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Anrad Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SELENIUM; APPLIED FIELD; BLOCKING LAYERS; CARRIER EMISSION; CARRIER INJECTION; DARK-CURRENT TRANSIENT; HOLE INJECTION; I-LAYER; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS; X-RAY DETECTOR;

ELECTRON INJECTION; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SELENIUM;

DARK CURRENTS;

EID: 84864123942     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4730135     Document Type: Article

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