Dead Layers in Charged-Particle Detectors
- 1 February 1973
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 20 (1) , 534-544
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1973.4326959
Abstract
This paper presents the results of dead-layer thickness measurements on silicon surface-barrier and ion-implanted detectors and a comparison of various methods for measuring dead-layer thicknesses. Our experimental arrangement and estimates of experimental error are discussed. Data on dead-layer thicknesses of n-type and p-type surface-barrier detectors and boron-implanted position-sensitive detectors are given. A linear relation was observed between the dead-layer thickness and the metal electrode thickness for both the rectifying and ohmic contact of barrier detectors. The thinnest dead layers measured were 270Å (silicon equivalent) for 15 μg/cm2 of gold and 460Å (silicon equivalent) for 6 μg/cm2 of aluminum.Keywords
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