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II-VI Narrow Bandgap Semiconductors: Optoelectronics
The main purpose of this chapter is to describe the applications and technology of II–VI narrow bandgap semiconductors, focussing on HgCdTe for... -
Ultra-Low Dark Current HgCdTe Detector in SWIR for Space Applications
This paper presents recent developments at Commissariat à l’Energie atomique, Laboratoire d’Electronique et de Technologie de l’Information infrared...
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Progress of MCT Detector Technology at AIM Towards Smaller Pitch and Lower Dark Current
We present our latest results on cooled p -on- n planar mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) photodiode technology. Along with a reduction in dark current...
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Other Miscellaneous Semiconductors and Related Binary, Ternary, and Quaternary Compounds
The ability to tailor the energy gap of semiconductorsSemiconductors , as a function of their applicationsApplications has led to Bandgap... -
Manipulation of domain-wall solitons in bi- and trilayer graphene
Topological dislocations and stacking faults greatly affect the performance of functional crystalline materials
1 –3 . Layer-stacking domain walls (DWs)... -
Modeling and Characterization of MTF and Spectral Response at Small Pitch on Mercury Cadmium Telluride
Space applications are challenging infrared (IR) technologies, demanding the best system performance achievable. This requires covering the entire IR...
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Effect of Lattice Mismatch on HgCdTe LPE Film Surface Morphology
A new type of crystal defect, which we call a rough structure, is reported in this work. The rough structure appears in large lattice mismatch...
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Low Temperature Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Semiconductor Thin Films for Surface Passivation of Photovoltaic Devices
Three II-VI wide bandgap compound semiconductors have been investigated for surface passivation of various photovoltaic devices. First part of this...
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Confirmation of Auger-1 Minority-Carrier Lifetimes in Hg0.77Cd0.23Te and Prediction of Dark Current for Long-Wave Infrared Focal-Plane Arrays
Minority-carrier lifetime measurements have been carried out on Hg 0.77 Cd 0.23 Te (111)B materials with gap suitable for detection in the Long-Wave...
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Epitaxial Crystal Growth: Methods and Materials
Epitaxial growth of thin films of material for a wide range of applications in electronics, optoelectronics, and magneto-optics is a critical... -
Interview with Paul W. Kruse on the Early History of HgCdTe, Conducted on October 22, 1980
This paper presents an interview with Dr Paul W. Kruse (1927–2012) on the early history of the semiconductor alloy mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe...
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Modeling of Noise and Resistance of Semimetal Hg1-xCdxTe Quantum Well used as a Channel for THz Hot-Electron Bolometer
Noise characteristics and resistance of semimetal-type mercury-cadmium-telluride quantum wells (QWs) at the liquid nitrogen temperature are studied...
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Bulk Crystal Growth: Methods and Materials
This chapter covers the field of bulk single crystals of materials used in electronics and optoelectronics. These crystals are used in both active... -
Temperature-Insensitive Band-Gap III-V Semiconductors: Tl-III-V and III-V-Bi
Thallium-containing III-V (Tl-III-V) and bismuth-containing III-V (III-V-Bi) alloy semiconductors were first proposed as novel functional... -
Theoretical Study of Midwave Infrared HgCdTe nBn Detectors Operating at Elevated Temperatures
We report a theoretical study of mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) unipolar n -type/barrier/ n -type (nBn) detectors for midwave infrared (MWIR)...
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High-Performance MWIR HgCdTe on Si Substrate Focal Plane Array Development
The development of low noise-equivalent differential temperature (NEDT), high-operability midwave infrared (MWIR) focal plane arrays (FPAs)...
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Narrow Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors: Growth
The field of narrow bandgap II-VI semiconductors is dominated by the compound Hg1−xCdxTe (MCT ), although some Hg-based alternatives to this ternary... -
Complex Behavior of Time Response of HgCdTe HOT Photodetectors
We report on the time response of higher-operating-temperature (HOT, T ∼200 K to 300 K) fast long-cutoff-wavelength infrared (LWIR) HgCdTe...