A simple passivation technique for AlGaN/GaN ultraviolet schottky barrier photodetector

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 138-141

  Liu, Han Yin ^a   Hsu, Wei Chou ^a   Chou, Bo Yi ^a   Wang, Yi Hsuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AlGaN GaN; H2O2; passivation; photodetector; ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ALGAN/GAN; H2O2; NOISE EQUIVALENT POWER; PASSIVATION PROCESS; REJECTION RATIOS; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS; ULTRA-VIOLET PHOTODETECTORS; ULTRAVIOLET;

PASSIVATION; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 84892595497     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2013.2290130     Document Type: Article

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