A Theory of Radiation Effects in Cellular Devices

Abstract

A theory is presented on radiation effects in "cellular" devices comprised of small particles such as nanocrystals or quantum dots. The theory explains the surprising discovery that the photoluminscence of quantum dot devices can be significantly more radiation-tolerant than bulk or quantum well-based diodes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454240

Entities

People

  • B. D. Weaver

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Electron Mobility
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • High Electron Mobility Transistors
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Nanocrystals
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Quantum Dots
  • Quantum Wells
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing