Fabrication of Schottky Barrier Diodes on PbCl2 PbS.5Se.5 Epitaxial Films.
Abstract
This abstract discloses a process for preparing an infrared sensitive photodiode comprising the steps of: forming by vacuum deposition an epitaxial layer of a semiconductor alloy material to cover at least a portion of the surface of a substrate composed of an infrared transparent single crystal material which is an alkali halide or an alkaline earth halide; forming a layer of a lead halide which is PbC12, PbBr2, PbF2, or mixtures thereof on the epitaxial layer of semiconductor material by exposing the epitaxial layer to vapor of the lead halide in air for at least 6 hours wherein the lead halide vapor is produced by heating the lead halide at a temperature of from about 175 degrees C to about 225 degrees C; vacuum depositing Pb metal onto a portion of the epitaxial layer of semiconductor alloy material to form a non-Ohmic Pb metal contact; and forming an Ohmic contact on another portion of the epitaxial layer of semiconductor material.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 17, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADD009581
Entities
People
- Alan C. Bowley
- Tak-kim Chu
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy