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Ultraviolet Photodetectors: From Photocathodes to Low-Dimensional Solids
The paper presents the long-term evolution and recent development of ultraviolet photodetectors. First, the general theory of ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors is briefly described. Then the different types of detectors are presented, starting with the older photoemission detectors through photomultip...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10181614/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37177656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23094452 |
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author | Rogalski, Antoni Bielecki, Zbigniew Mikołajczyk, Janusz Wojtas, Jacek |
author_facet | Rogalski, Antoni Bielecki, Zbigniew Mikołajczyk, Janusz Wojtas, Jacek |
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description | The paper presents the long-term evolution and recent development of ultraviolet photodetectors. First, the general theory of ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors is briefly described. Then the different types of detectors are presented, starting with the older photoemission detectors through photomultipliers and image intensifiers. More attention is paid to silicon and different types of wide band gap semiconductor photodetectors such as AlGaN, SiC-based, and diamond detectors. Additionally, Ga(2)O(3) is considered a promising material for solar-blind photodetectors due to its excellent electrical properties and a large bandgap energy. The last part of the paper deals with new UV photodetector concepts inspired by new device architectures based on low-dimensional solid materials. It is shown that the evolution of the architecture has shifted device performance toward higher sensitivity, higher frequency response, lower noise, and higher gain-bandwidth products. |
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spelling | pubmed-101816142023-05-13 Ultraviolet Photodetectors: From Photocathodes to Low-Dimensional Solids Rogalski, Antoni Bielecki, Zbigniew Mikołajczyk, Janusz Wojtas, Jacek Sensors (Basel) Review The paper presents the long-term evolution and recent development of ultraviolet photodetectors. First, the general theory of ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors is briefly described. Then the different types of detectors are presented, starting with the older photoemission detectors through photomultipliers and image intensifiers. More attention is paid to silicon and different types of wide band gap semiconductor photodetectors such as AlGaN, SiC-based, and diamond detectors. Additionally, Ga(2)O(3) is considered a promising material for solar-blind photodetectors due to its excellent electrical properties and a large bandgap energy. The last part of the paper deals with new UV photodetector concepts inspired by new device architectures based on low-dimensional solid materials. It is shown that the evolution of the architecture has shifted device performance toward higher sensitivity, higher frequency response, lower noise, and higher gain-bandwidth products. MDPI 2023-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10181614/ /pubmed/37177656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23094452 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Rogalski, Antoni Bielecki, Zbigniew Mikołajczyk, Janusz Wojtas, Jacek Ultraviolet Photodetectors: From Photocathodes to Low-Dimensional Solids |
title | Ultraviolet Photodetectors: From Photocathodes to Low-Dimensional Solids |
title_full | Ultraviolet Photodetectors: From Photocathodes to Low-Dimensional Solids |
title_fullStr | Ultraviolet Photodetectors: From Photocathodes to Low-Dimensional Solids |
title_full_unstemmed | Ultraviolet Photodetectors: From Photocathodes to Low-Dimensional Solids |
title_short | Ultraviolet Photodetectors: From Photocathodes to Low-Dimensional Solids |
title_sort | ultraviolet photodetectors: from photocathodes to low-dimensional solids |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10181614/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37177656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23094452 |
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