Date of Award

1-1-2015

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

College/School/Department

Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Program

Nanoscale Engineering

Content Description

1 online resource (ix, 154 pages) : color illustrations

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Fatemeh Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik

Committee Members

Natalya Tokranova, Hassaram Bakrhu, Lloyd Doug Bell, Alexey Vert

Keywords

Avalanche Photodetectors, III-Nitrides, Ion Implantation, MOCVD, Ultraviolet Arrays, Avalanche photodiodes, Gallium nitride, Nitrides

Subject Categories

Electrical and Electronics | Materials Science and Engineering | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation detectors are being heavily researched for applications in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) communication systems, flame monitoring, biological detection, and astronomical studies. These applications are currently being met by the use of Si-based photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), which are bulky, fragile, expensive and require the use of external filters to achieve true visible-blind and solar-blind operation.

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