Short-wavelength solar-blind detectors-status, prospects, and markets
Tóm tắt
Recent advances in the research work on III-nitride semiconductors and Al/sub x/Ga/sub 1-x/N materials in particular has renewed the interest and led to significant progress in the development of ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors able to detect light in the mid- and near-UV spectral region (/spl lambda//spl sim/200-400 nm). There have been a growing number of applications which require the use of such sensors and, in many of these, it is important to be able to sense UV light without detecting infrared or visible light, especially from the Sun, in order to minimize the chances of false detection or high background. The research work on short-wavelength UV detectors has, therefore, been recently focused on realizing short-wavelength "solar-blind" detectors which, by definition, are insensitive to photons with wavelengths longer than /spl sim/285 nm. In this paper the development of Al/sub x/Ga/sub 1-x/N-based solar-blind UV detectors will be reviewed. The technological issues pertaining to material synthesis and device fabrication will be discussed. The current state-of-the-art and future prospects for these detectors will be reviewed and discussed.
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#Semiconductor materials #Infrared detectors #Sun #Optical filters #Photodetectors #Photoconducting materials #Photomultipliers #Solid state circuits #Optical materials #Radiation monitoringTài liệu tham khảo
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