Carrier transport and collection in fully depleted semiconductors by a combined action of the space charge field and the field due to electrode voltages
Abstract
A semiconductor charge transport device and method for making same are disclosed, characterized by providing a thin semiconductor wafer having rectifying junctions on its opposing major surfaces and including a small capacitance ohmic contact, in combination with bias voltage means and associated circuit means for applying a predetermined voltage to effectively deplete the wafer in regions thereof between the rectifying junctions and the ohmic contact. A charge transport device of the invention is usable as a drift chamber, a low capacitance detector, or a charge coupled device each constructed according to the methods of the invention for making such devices. Detectors constructed according to the principles of the invention are characterized by having significantly higher particle position indicating resolution than is attainable with prior art detectors, while at the same time requiring substantially fewer readout channels to realize such high resolution. 16 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7146561
- Patent Number(s):
- 4688067
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-583553
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 24 Feb 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; FABRICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC CHARGES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; TRANSPORT; JUNCTIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; 426000* - Engineering- Components, Electron Devices & Circuits- (1990-); 440000 - Instrumentation
Citation Formats
Rehak, P, and Gatti, E. Carrier transport and collection in fully depleted semiconductors by a combined action of the space charge field and the field due to electrode voltages. United States: N. p., 1987.
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title = {Carrier transport and collection in fully depleted semiconductors by a combined action of the space charge field and the field due to electrode voltages},
author = {Rehak, P and Gatti, E},
abstractNote = {A semiconductor charge transport device and method for making same are disclosed, characterized by providing a thin semiconductor wafer having rectifying junctions on its opposing major surfaces and including a small capacitance ohmic contact, in combination with bias voltage means and associated circuit means for applying a predetermined voltage to effectively deplete the wafer in regions thereof between the rectifying junctions and the ohmic contact. A charge transport device of the invention is usable as a drift chamber, a low capacitance detector, or a charge coupled device each constructed according to the methods of the invention for making such devices. Detectors constructed according to the principles of the invention are characterized by having significantly higher particle position indicating resolution than is attainable with prior art detectors, while at the same time requiring substantially fewer readout channels to realize such high resolution. 16 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
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