Interdigit 4H-SiC vertical Schottky diode for betavoltaic applications

Data di pubblicazione: 30 Dic 2010

RivistaFonte dati: ARCHIVIO

We demonstrated a 4H-SiC vertical Schottky diode for betavoltaic application using interdigit front metallization. A relevant increase in the betavoltaic short-circuit current with respect to a device with a continuous standard front electrode was achieved with this novel layout allowing to collect also low-energy electrons. In particular, by irradiating the device with a monochromatic electron beam (e-beam) of 17 keV, an internal gain that is 1.4 times higher than in conventional devices was obtained. An open-circuit voltage of ~1 V was obtained for an illumination e-beam current density of 10 -8 A/cm 2 .

Editore
IEEE
Fonte
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
ID archivio
f894eb312d91193d45bc5f7e787fe2b9
Riferimenti
Volume: 58 Issue: 3 Pages: 593-599