Title :
Collection efficiency of drift-field photodetectors made from low-lifetime materials
Author :
N.B. Urli;U.V. Desnica;E. Coffou
Author_Institution :
Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Abstract :
The short-circuit current of a CdTe drift-field photodetector is calculated for lifetimes from 5 × 10-10to 10-7s. It is shown that the optimal drift-field region thicknesses for visible and near-infrared light are between 0.4 and 5 µm. A method for producing such structure is proposed.
Journal_Title :
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1975.18328