Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 6, 716(2023)

Study on photocurrent transport and quantum efficiency of interband cascade infrared photodetectors

Xue-Li BAI1,2, Xu-Liang CHAI1,3, Yi ZHOU1,3、*, Yi-Hong ZHU1, Zhao-Ming LIANG1, Zhi-Cheng XU1, and Jian-Xin CHEN1,2,3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors,Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200083,China
  • 2School of Information Science and Technology,Shanghai University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 201210,China
  • 3School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering,Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Hangzhou 310024,China
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    Xue-Li BAI, Xu-Liang CHAI, Yi ZHOU, Yi-Hong ZHU, Zhao-Ming LIANG, Zhi-Cheng XU, Jian-Xin CHEN. Study on photocurrent transport and quantum efficiency of interband cascade infrared photodetectors[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2023, 42(6): 716

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 17, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 26, 2023

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

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2023.06.002

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