HIGH-VOLTAGE PHOTOSENSITIVE THIN FILMS

Abstract

Photosensitive CdTe films with photoelectromotive forces as high as 150 to 180 v/cm were obtained for some CdTe specimens by alloying components and/or by introducing an arsenic impurity. The dependence of the magnitude of the output voltage in films on such process factors as film thicknesses and base temperatures was established. Optimum results were obtained in film thicknesses of the order of 1.5 microns. In addition to CdTe films, studies were made of binary and ternary chalcogenides of Sb and Be. With these materials it was also possible to obtain high-voltage output considerably exceeding the width of the forbidden zone. On the basis of the material resistivities studied it was indicated that highvoltage output depends on high resistivity.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 1961
Accession Number
AD0255795

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Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Films
  • High Voltage
  • Impurities
  • Materials
  • Thickness
  • Thin Films
  • Voltage

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.