Status of long-wave Auger suppressed HgCdTe detectors operating > 200 K

• Autorzy: Martyniuk P. , Gawron W. , Stępień D. , Pawluczyk J. , Kębłowski A. , Madejczyk P. , Kopytko M. , Koźniewski A.

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DOI

10.1515/oere-2015-0036

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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We report on the status of long-wave infrared Auger suppressed HgCdTe multilayer structures grown on GaAs substrates designed for high operating temperature condition: 200-300 K exhibiting, detectivity ~10¹¹ cmHz¹/² /W, time response within a ~120 ps range at 230 K. Abnormal responsivity within the range of ~30 A/W for electrical area 30×30 μm² under reverse bias V = 150 mV is reported. Maximum extraction coefficient of ~2.3 was estimated for analysed structures.

Słowa kluczowe

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HOT; HgCdTe; auger suppression

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 23, No. 4
• Strony: 278--286
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 36 poz., il., wykr.

Twórcy

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Martyniuk P.

• Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, ul. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Gawron W.

• Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, ul. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Stępień D.

• Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, ul. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Pawluczyk J.

• VIGO System S.A., ul. Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland

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Kębłowski A.

• VIGO System S.A., ul. Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland

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Madejczyk P.

• Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, ul. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Kopytko M.

• Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, ul. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Koźniewski A.

• VIGO System S.A., ul. Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland

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