Title :
Evaluation of NdF3 thin films as a vacuum ultraviolet photoconductive detector
Author :
Ieda, Mirai ; Ishimaru, Tatsuya ; Ono, Shingo ; Kawaguchi, Noriaki ; Fukuda, Kentaro ; Suyama, Toshihisa ; Yokota, Yuui ; Yanagida, Takayuki ; Yoshikawa, Akira
Author_Institution :
Nagoya Inst. of Technol., Nagoya, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We report on photoconductive detector based on NdF3 thin films in vacuum ultraviolet region. NdF3 thin films were grown by pulse laser deposition controlling substrate temperature from R.T. to 870 K. NdF3 thin film grown at 670 K exhibited the maximum photocurrent and the response below 180 nm in sensitivity spectrum.
Keywords :
neodymium compounds; photoconducting devices; photoconductivity; photodetectors; pulsed laser deposition; ultraviolet detectors; NdF3; photocurrent; pulse laser deposition; temperature 293 K to 870 K; thin films; vacuum ultraviolet photoconductive detector; vacuum ultraviolet region; Detectors; Diamond-like carbon; Lighting; Photoconductivity; Pulsed laser deposition; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193789