Permanent damage effects in Si and AlGaAs/GaAs photodiodes

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1982.4336400· OSTI ID:6132220

Wiczer, J J; Barnes, C E; Dawson, L R; Osbourn, G C

The authors report here on a study of permanent damage effects in photodiodes due to total dose exposures of 10/sup 8/ rad (Si) ionizing-radiation from a Co/sup 60/ source. Specifically, the authors compare the degradation of optical quantum efficiency and increases in photodiode leakage current in Si PIN structures with specially designed and fabricated, double heterostructure AlGaAs/GaAs photodiodes. Results indicate some degradation in quantum efficiency (20-30%) for both types of devices. Leakage currents were found to increase significantly after 10/sup 8/ rad in the Si PIN structures but only increase slightly in the AlGaAs/GaAs structures.

• Research Organization: Sandia Nat'l Labs., Albuquerque, NM 87185
• OSTI ID: 6132220
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 25:6; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ALUMINIUM ARSENIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
COBALT 60
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CURRENTS
DAMAGE
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELEMENTS
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
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IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LEAKAGE CURRENT
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PHOTODIODES
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PNICTIDES
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES