UV-sensitive optical sensors based on ITO-gallium phosphide heterojunctions

Design and characteristics of wide-band UV sensors based on ITO/GaP heterostructures are discussed. Such sensors have perfect electrical parameters and high UV-visible sensitivity in comparison with surface-barrier structures using a semitransparent thin metal film as an electrode. Many applications...

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Autores: OLEKSANDR MALIK, FRANCISCO JAVIER DE LA HIDALGA WADE, CARLOS ZUÑIGA ISLAS, JESUS HUMBERTO ABUNDIS PATIÑO
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional del INAOE
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1009/1492
Acceso en línea:http://inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1009/1492
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:info:eu-repo/classification/cti/1
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/22
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2203
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Sumario:Design and characteristics of wide-band UV sensors based on ITO/GaP heterostructures are discussed. Such sensors have perfect electrical parameters and high UV-visible sensitivity in comparison with surface-barrier structures using a semitransparent thin metal film as an electrode. Many applications require UV sensors with an effective rejection of visible radiation and a wide temperature operating interval. For this aim, the theoretical modelling of extreme selective optical sensors with a double Ag/ITO thin film on the GaP surface, in which the thin silver film serves as a narrow bandpass filter at 320 nm, has been conducted. With this modelling the optimal thickness combination for the silver and ITO films was found for the maximum rejection of the sensitivity to visible radiation.