MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE LONG-WAVELENGTH PHOTOCONDUCTORS OPERATING AT 200-300 K

被引:8
作者
NIEDZIELA, T
PIOTROWSKI, J
机构
[1] Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, 00-908 Warsaw
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10.1016/0038-1101(90)90200-X
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Detailed theoretical and experimental investigations of mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) longwavelength photoconductors, operating in the 200-300 K temperature range, are reported. A generalized figure of merit of a semiconductor for high temperature photoconduction is proposed. the figure of merit and the ultimate performance of a MCT 10.6 μm photoconductor have been calculated for various temperatures as a function of composition and doping. The theoretical predictions are compared with experimental data. © 1990.
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