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Title

The determination of the carriers recombination parameters based on the HOT HgCdTe current-voltage characteristics

Journal title

Opto-Electronics Review

Yearbook

2022

Volume

30

Issue

2

Authors

Manyk, Tetiana ; Rutkowski, Jarosław ; Madejczyk, Paweł ; Gawron, Waldemar ; Martyniuk, Piotr

Affiliation

Manyk, Tetiana : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland ; Rutkowski, Jarosław : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland ; Madejczyk, Paweł : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland ; Gawron, Waldemar : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland ; Gawron, Waldemar : VIGO System S.A., 129/133 Poznańska St., 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland ; Martyniuk, Piotr : Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

Keywords

HgCdTe ; MWIR detectors ; dark current ; I-V characteristics ; recombination

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

e141596

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

31.05.2022

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/opelre.2022.141596
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