Semiconductor Device Technologies for Space Applications

Abstract

The effort in the past year involved working closely with AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate to develop molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) capabilities for narrow bandgap semiconductor alloys. Alloys based on bismuth and metamorphic buffers have been explored in depth with some state-of-the-art results in both systems. A series of In AsSbBi growths with varying bismuth percentages and growth temperatures were realized. In addition to this high quality InGaAsSbBi was also realized. These alloys have been characterized using time resolved photoluminescence, cryogenic photoluminescence, X-Ray diffraction. The growths reported as some of the highest quality bismuth alloys reported to date across metrics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2022
Accession Number
AD1189165

Entities

People

  • Ganesh Balakrishnan

Organizations

  • University of New Mexico

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Electron Holes
  • Governments
  • Infrared Detection
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Beam Epitaxy
  • Molecular Beams
  • Optical Properties
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space