4H-SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes for Efficient Thermal Neutron Detection

In this work, we present the improved efficiency of 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes-based detectors equipped with the thermal neutron converters. This is achieved by optimizing the thermal neutron converter thicknesses. Simulations of the optimal thickness of thermal neutron converters have been perf...

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Autores principales: Bernat, Robert, Bakrač, Luka, Radulović, Vladimir, Snoj, Luka, Makino, Takahiro, Ohshima, Takeshi, Pastuović, Željko, Capan, Ivana
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8433684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14175105
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author Bernat, Robert
Bakrač, Luka
Radulović, Vladimir
Snoj, Luka
Makino, Takahiro
Ohshima, Takeshi
Pastuović, Željko
Capan, Ivana
author_facet Bernat, Robert
Bakrač, Luka
Radulović, Vladimir
Snoj, Luka
Makino, Takahiro
Ohshima, Takeshi
Pastuović, Željko
Capan, Ivana
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description In this work, we present the improved efficiency of 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes-based detectors equipped with the thermal neutron converters. This is achieved by optimizing the thermal neutron converter thicknesses. Simulations of the optimal thickness of thermal neutron converters have been performed using two Monte Carlo codes (Monte Carlo N–Particle Transport Code and Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter). We have used (6)LiF and (10)B(4)C for the thermal neutron converter material. We have achieved the thermal neutron efficiency of 4.67% and 2.24% with (6)LiF and (10)B(4)C thermal neutron converters, respectively.
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spelling pubmed-84336842021-09-12 4H-SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes for Efficient Thermal Neutron Detection Bernat, Robert Bakrač, Luka Radulović, Vladimir Snoj, Luka Makino, Takahiro Ohshima, Takeshi Pastuović, Željko Capan, Ivana Materials (Basel) Article In this work, we present the improved efficiency of 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes-based detectors equipped with the thermal neutron converters. This is achieved by optimizing the thermal neutron converter thicknesses. Simulations of the optimal thickness of thermal neutron converters have been performed using two Monte Carlo codes (Monte Carlo N–Particle Transport Code and Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter). We have used (6)LiF and (10)B(4)C for the thermal neutron converter material. We have achieved the thermal neutron efficiency of 4.67% and 2.24% with (6)LiF and (10)B(4)C thermal neutron converters, respectively. MDPI 2021-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8433684/ /pubmed/34501192 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14175105 Text en © 2021 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/).
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Bernat, Robert
Bakrač, Luka
Radulović, Vladimir
Snoj, Luka
Makino, Takahiro
Ohshima, Takeshi
Pastuović, Željko
Capan, Ivana
4H-SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes for Efficient Thermal Neutron Detection
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title_short 4H-SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes for Efficient Thermal Neutron Detection
title_sort 4h-sic schottky barrier diodes for efficient thermal neutron detection
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8433684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14175105
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