Title

Barrier in the valence band in the nBn detector with an active layer from the type-II superlattice

Journal title

Opto-Electronics Review

Yearbook

2021

Volume

29

Issue

1

Authors

Kopytko, Małgorzata ; Gomółka, Emilia ; Manyk, Tetiana ; Michalczewski, Krystian ; Kubiszyn, Łukasz ; Rutkowski, Jarosław ; Martyniuk, Piotr

Affiliation

Kopytko, Małgorzata : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland ; Gomółka, Emilia : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland ; Manyk, Tetiana : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland ; Michalczewski, Krystian : Vigo System S.A., Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland ; Kubiszyn, Łukasz : Vigo System S.A., Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland ; Rutkowski, Jarosław : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland ; Martyniuk, Piotr : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

Keywords

infrared detector ; T2SLs ; superlattice ; III-V materials ; I-V characteristics

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

1-4

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences (under the auspices of the Committee on Electronics and Telecommunication) and Association of Polish Electrical Engineers in cooperation with Military University of Technology

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Date

28.01.2021

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/opelre.2021.135823

Source

Opto-Electronics Review; 2021; 29; 1; 1-4