Influence of Built-In Field Heterogeneity on Semiconductor Pickup Efficiency,

Abstract

The optimal curvature of the potential of the built-in field of a planar photocell with p-type doped layer n-type base and its effect on the efficiency of doped layer pickup are examined. The photocell is illuminated on the doped layer side. The pickup efficiency maximum was found to depend on the surface recombination rate. In some field configurations the photocell is less sensitive to the rate of surface recombination. The gain in pickup of carriers generated with shortwave radiation, for a particular field configuration, is approximately 50%. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1974
Accession Number
AD0781155

Entities

People

  • A. F. Milovanov
  • V. M. Evdokimov

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Curvature
  • Efficiency
  • Electronics
  • Geometry
  • Heterogeneity
  • Photoelectric Cells (Semiconductor)
  • Radiation
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics