Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 44, Issue 2, 139(2025)

Simulation design of short-wave infrared heterogeneous phototransistor for weak light detection

Ke-Cai LIAO1...2, Min HUANG1, Nan WANG1, Zhao-Ming LIANG1, Yi ZHOU1 and Jian-Xin CHEN1,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors,Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics,Chinese Academy of Science,Shanghai 200083,China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
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    Ke-Cai LIAO, Min HUANG, Nan WANG, Zhao-Ming LIANG, Yi ZHOU, Jian-Xin CHEN. Simulation design of short-wave infrared heterogeneous phototransistor for weak light detection[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2025, 44(2): 139

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    Category: Infrared Physics, Materials and Devices

    Received: Jul. 23, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

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

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2025.02.001

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