Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 8(2023)

Studies on the surface treatment of InAs/GaSb type-II super-lattice long-wave infrared detectors

Yu-Rong CUI1,2, Yi ZHOU1,2,3、*, Min HUANG1, Fang-Fang WANG1, Zhi-Cheng XU1, Jia-Jia XU1, Jian-Xin CHEN1,2,3、**, and Li HE1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors,Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200083,China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Science,Beijing 100049,China
  • 3Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Hangzhou 310024,China
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    Yu-Rong CUI, Yi ZHOU, Min HUANG, Fang-Fang WANG, Zhi-Cheng XU, Jia-Jia XU, Jian-Xin CHEN, Li HE. Studies on the surface treatment of InAs/GaSb type-II super-lattice long-wave infrared detectors[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2023, 42(1): 8

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 24, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 23, 2023

    The Author Email: ZHOU Yi (zhouyi@mail.sitp.ac.cn), CHEN Jian-Xin (jianxinchen@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2023.01.002

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