The Super-Schottky Barrier Diode Detector.
Abstract
The superconductor-semiconductor contact diode, or super-schottky barrier diode, has been examined theoretically and experimentally as a detector of high frequency radiation. Theoretical analysis based on its volt-ampere characteristic indicates the proposed diode is superior to the ordinary cooled Schottky barrier diode as a direct detector by two orders of magnitude in sensitivity. Moreover, the reliability established for the ordinary Schottky barrier diode is in evidence for the proposed diode. The doping of the semi-conductor is chosen large enough so that electron tunneling dominates the volt-ampere behavior of the diode. As such, for the T<(TsubC) and V< delta, the diode exhibits a high degree of nonlinearity in its volt-ampere characteristic. It is this nonlinearity that the super-Schottky diode exploits. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 15, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0769846
Entities
People
- Arnold H. Silver
- Malcolm Mccoll
- Michael F. Millea
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation