GaN/AlGaN Strain-Balanced Heterostructures for Near-IR Quantum Well Photodetectors

Abstract

This report results from a contract tasking University of Leeds as follows: The contractor will design, fabricate, and analyze Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors (QWIP) that detect in the 2-6 micron region. The QWIPs performance will be compared to standard MerCad Telluride (HgCdTe) photodector devices working in the same wavelength region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 2003
Accession Number
ADA424887

Entities

People

  • Paul Harrison

Organizations

  • University of Leeds

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Band Gaps
  • Conduction Bands
  • Contracts
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Current Density
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Mail
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Heterojunctions
  • Quantum Cascade Lasers
  • Quantum Wells
  • Raman Scattering
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductors
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing