The Spectral Response of Pb/SnTe Detectors.

Abstract

The effect of the Burstein-Moss shift of the absorption edge on the spectral response of Pb/SnTe detectors is calculated. Calculated spectral responses are compared to published curves for a number of detectors (both homostructure and heterostructure) and some inferences concerning the surface recombination rates and diffusion lengths are drawn. The figure of merit M is evaluated for a range of detectors with different cut-off wavelengths. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046885

Entities

People

  • B. Ellis

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Band Structures
  • Carrier Mobility
  • Cyclotron Resonance
  • Detectors
  • Diffusion
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Gaps
  • Experimental Data
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Heterojunctions
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Materials
  • Radiation
  • Short Wavelengths

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Statistical inference.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference