STUDY OF FIELD ASSISTED PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY.
Abstract
The work reported here was undertaken to investigate the fabrication and performance of a Vidicon target which included a thin insulator layer. A model metal-insulator-semiconductor structure is postulated, to develop the mechanism of carrier conduction through the target. Storage photoconductors and thin layers of various dielectrics are chosen to explore some of the structure details. Performance data such as sensitivity and response time, is determined for the Vidicon targets. The results indicate that certain characteristics of the photoconductor are changed with the inclusion of an insulator, but these are not necessarily explained by earlier appeals to a tunneling mechanism. A vidicon target with high sensitivity and good response time is developed which may have many useful applications. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0600434
Entities
People
- V. J. Santilli
Organizations
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation