Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 7(2024)

Study on material characterization and device performance of non-uniform GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well infrared detectors

Jia-Ping SU1,2, Xiao-Hao ZHOU2, Zhou TANG2, Liu-Yan FAN2, Shun-Ji XIA2, Ping-Ping CHEN2、**, and Ze-Zhong CHEN1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Materials and Chemistry,University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,shanghai 200093,China
  • 2State Key Laboratories of Infrared Physics,Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai200083,China
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    Jia-Ping SU, Xiao-Hao ZHOU, Zhou TANG, Liu-Yan FAN, Shun-Ji XIA, Ping-Ping CHEN, Ze-Zhong CHEN. Study on material characterization and device performance of non-uniform GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well infrared detectors[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2024, 43(1): 7

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 19, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: Ping-Ping CHEN (ppchen@mail.sitp.ac.cn), Ze-Zhong CHEN (zzhchen@usst.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2024.01.002

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