Published January 21, 2011
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Journal article
Yttrium hole-barrier contacts for germanium semiconductor detectors
- 1. PHDs Co., Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (United States)
Description
Sputtered yttrium metal forms a thin hole-barrier contact on both p- and n-type germanium semiconductor detectors. Yttrium contacts can provide a sufficiently high hole barrier to prevent measurable contact leakage current below ∼120 K. Detectors having yttrium contacts produce good gamma-ray spectroscopy data.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.10.029Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2010.10.029;
- PII
- S0168-9002(10)02263-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 626-627
- Journal Page Range
- p. 39-42
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42075017
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRODES; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; GERMANIUM; HOLES; LEAKAGE CURRENT; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K; YTTRIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.