透射式GaAs光电阴极材料的MOCVD生长

用常压MOCVD装置,制备了透射式GaAs光电阴极材料。发射层P-型GaAs掺杂浓度到10¹⁸-10¹⁹cm^-3,少子扩散长度到4.02μm。AlGaAs层的Al组分含量到0.83,其吸收光谱长波限与设计值基本符合。利用此材料进行了阴极激活实验,制成了透射式GaAs光阴极。     

反射式变掺杂GaAs光电阴极量子效率模型研究

借助指数掺杂与均匀掺杂光电阴极的量子效率公式,提出了采用加权平均法表示的反射式变掺杂光电阴极量子效率理论模型.使用该模型对某掺杂结构的反射式GaAs光电阴极量子效率曲率进行了拟合,获得了最佳的拟合效果,且模型的拟合结果能够定量地揭示材料的变掺杂结构,在不同入射光波段对阴极量子效率的贡献不相同这一现象.针对此现象进行了深入地分析和探讨. 关键词： GaAs 变掺杂 光电阴极 量子效率     

负电子亲合势GaAs光电阴极稳定性的研究

本文采用在超高真空系统中引入少量Ar气及在激活到最高灵敏度时维持一定Cs蒸气压的方法,改进了激活系统的环境气氛,使阴极在台内的寿命得到极大地延长,为封管提供了足够的时间.文中还探讨了影响阴极稳定性的重要因素,并指出了在现有的条件下进一步提高阴极稳定性的途径.     

透射式变掺杂GaAs光电阴极研究

为了将变掺杂GaAs材料应用于微光像增强器,开展了透射式变掺杂GaAs光电阴极实验研究,制备了2种反转结构透射式变掺杂GaAs光电阴极。测试了玻璃粘接前后GaAs光电阴极载流子浓度变化,发现高温粘接后载流子浓度增加现象。通过测试高温激活的透射式变掺杂GaAs光电阴极发现,在450 nm～550 nm波段内,变掺杂GaAs光电阴极仍然具有较高的光谱响应。     

透射式指数掺杂GaAs光电阴极最佳厚度研究

通过研究指数掺杂GaAs光电阴极中光电子扩散漂移长度与均匀掺杂GaAs光电阴极中光电子扩散长度的差异,确定透射式指数掺杂GaAs光电阴极的最佳厚度范围为16—22 μm.利用量子效率公式对透射式指数掺杂GaAs光电阴极最佳厚度进行了仿真分析,发现厚度为20 μm时阴极积分灵敏度最大.外延生长阴极厚度分别为16和20 μm的两种透射式指数掺杂GaAs样品并进行了激活实验,测得样品的积分灵敏度分别为1228和1547 μA/lm,两者的比值为796%. 实验结果与仿真结果符合. 关键词： GaAs光电阴极 透射式 指数掺杂 厚度     

NEA GaAs光电阴极激活工艺研究

本文报道了 GaAs 反射式光电阴极的激活工艺过程和结果.通过实验确定了 GaAs表面的热清洁温度,利用钼丝热辐射加热方法达到了比较理想的清洁效果,采用铯分子源和高纯氧作氧源获得了高于1000μA/1m 的激活积分灵敏度.     

不同变掺杂结构GaAs光电阴极的光谱特性分析

为定量研究变掺杂结构对阴极量子效率的作用效果,设计生长了两种不同掺杂方式的反射式梯度掺杂GaAs光电阴极,激活后测量了两者的光谱响应曲线。将光谱响应曲线转换为对应的量子效率曲线,对不同入射光波段的量子效率进行了拟合分析,得到了体现变掺杂结构贡献程度的变掺杂系数K值。研究发现,同一阴极材料对不同波段的入射光,其掺杂结构产生的作用效果各不相同。同时,不同掺杂结构光电阴极对于相同波段范围内的入射光,其作用效果也不相同。产生这些差别的根本原因,是由于不同掺杂结构下,材料中内建电场的位置和强度不同而造成的。该研究为评判不同掺杂方式下光电阴极的结构性能提供了有效的分析手段,对研究阴极变掺杂结构的优化设计具有非常重要的应用价值。     

透射式GaAs光电阴极的X射线衍射研究

本文介绍了高精度多晶多反射X射线衍射仪的一种新的应用.首次将其应用于研究高灵敏度第三代微光象增强器中由掺Zn的p型GaAs/GaAlAs、玻璃组成的光电阴极的材料特性；发展了用倒格子空间衍射图方法评价光电阴级组件晶体质量的方法.通过分析得知,衍射强度在倒格子空间沿。方向展宽主要起因于晶体中的嵌镶效应的增强.文中采用衍射动力学理论的计算方法并忽略初始条件,模拟后得到的曲线与衍射强度沿ω/θ方向的投影强度曲线符合的比较好.粘接良好的阴极样品表明,GaAs/GaAlAs晶格常数的变化基本上可以消除,但粘接引起的嵌镶效应的增强却不能完全消除.     

一种提高透射式GaAs光电阴极响应速度的方案

本文提出了一种可提高透射式GaAs光电阴极响应速度的阴极结构方案,并对这种结构的透射式GaAs光电阴极在电场作用下的响应时间进行了理论计算。计算结果表明,这种结构可便透射式GaAs光电阴极的响应时间由1ns左右减少到几个或几十个ps。     

GaAs光电阴极激活后的表面势垒评估研究

根据阴极制备过程中单独Cs激活和Cs-O交替激活两个阶段产生的光电流的峰值比,结合对电子穿过表面单势垒和双势垒后能量分布的理论曲线,提出了一种评估NEA GaAs光阴极表面势垒参数的新方法.利用该方法研究的结果完全符合双偶极层模型理论,并且和对实测阴极电子能量分布曲线拟合的结果非常一致.该方法简单、有效,在不增加测试手段的前提下,丰富了对NEA GaAs光电阴极激活效果及表面特征评价的方法和途径. 关键词： GaAs 光电阴极 表面势垒 能量分布     

Modulation transfer function characteristic of uniform-doping transmission-mode GaAs/GaAlAs photocathode

The resolution characteristic can be obtained by the modulation transfer function (MTF) of a GaAs/GaAlAs photocathode.After establishing the theoretical model of GaAs(100)-oriented atomic configuration and the formula for the ionized impurity scattering of the non-equilibrium carriers,this paper calculates the trajectories of photoelectrons in a photocathode.Thus the distribution of photoelectron spots on the emit-face is obtained,which is namely the point spread function.The MTF is obtained by Fourier transfer of the line spread function obtained from the point spread function.The MTF obtained from these calculations is shown to depend heavily on the electron diffusion length,and enhanced considerably by decreasing the electron diffusion length and increasing the doping concentration.Furthermore,the resolution is enhanced considerably by increasing the active-layer thickness,especially at high spatial frequencies.The best spatial resolution is 860 lp/mm,for the GaAs photocathode of doping concentration 1 × 10 19 cm 3,electron diffusion length 3.6 μm and the active-layer thickness 2 μm,under the 633-nm light irradiated.This research will contribute to the future improvement of the cathode’s resolution for preparing a high performance GaAs photocathode,and improve the resolution of a low light level image intensifier.     

Influence of cesium on the stability of a GaAs photocathode

The stability of a reflection-mode GaAs photocathode has been investigated by monitoring the photocurrent and the spectral response at room temperature.We observe the photocurrent of the cathode decaying with time in the vacuum system under the action of Cs current,and find that the Cs atoms residing in the vacuum system are helpful in prolonging the life of the cathode.We examine the evolution and analyse the influence of the barrier on the spectral response of the cathode.Our results support the double dipolar model for the explanation of the negative electron affinity effect.     

GaAs光电阴极激活时Cs的吸附效率研究

从NEA GaAs光电阴极的激活光电流曲线发现,当系统真空度不很高时,在首次Cs激活阶段,表面掺杂浓度较低的阴极材料,其光电流产生需要的时间也较长.同时,随着系统真空度的提高,这种时间上的差异又变得不再明显.该现象表明,Cs原子在阴极表面的吸附效率同表面层掺杂浓度以及系统真空度之间有直接的联系.为定量分析这种关系,本文根据实验数据建立了Cs在阴极表面吸附效率的数学模型,利用该模型仿真的结果同实验现象非常符合.该研究对进一步开展变掺杂阴极结构设计和制备工艺研究具有重要的价值和意义. 关键词： GaAs光电阴极 吸附效率 真空度 表面掺杂浓度     

Heat load of a GaAs photocathode in an SRF electron gun

A great deal of effort has been made over the last decades to develop a better polarized electron source for high energy physics. Several laboratories operate DC guns with a gallium arsenide photocathode, which yield a highly polarized electron beam. However, the beam's emittance might well be improved by using a superconducting radio frequency (SRF) electron gun, which delivers beams of a higher brightness than that from DC guns because the field gradient at the cathode is higher. SRF guns with metal and CsTe cathodes have been tested successfully. To produce polarized electrons, a Gallium-Arsenide photo-cathode must be used: an experiment to do so in a superconducting RF gun is under way at BNL. Since a bulk gallium arsenide (GaAs) photocathode is normal conducting, a problem arises from the heat load stemming from the cathode. We present our measurements of the electrical resistance of GaAs at cryogenic temperatures, a prediction of the heat load and verification by measuring the quality factor of the gun with and without the cathode at 2 K. We simulate heat generation and flow from the GaAs cathode using the ANSYS program. By following the findings with the heat load model, we designed and fabricated a new cathode holder (plug) to decrease the heat load from GaAs.     

Heat load of a GaAs photocathode in an SRF electron gun

A great deal of effort has been made over the last decades to develop a better polarized electron source for high energy physics. Several laboratories operate DC guns with a gallium arsenide photocathode, which yield a highly polarized electron beam. However, the beam's emittance might well be improved by using a superconducting radio frequency (SRF) electron gun, which delivers beams of a higher brightness than that from DC guns because the field gradient at the cathode is higher. SRF guns with metal and CsTe cathodes have been tested successfully. To produce polarized electrons, a Gallium-Arsenide photo-cathode must be used: an experiment to do so in a superconducting RF gun is under way at BNL. Since a bulk gallium arsenide (GaAs) photocathode is normal conducting, a problem arises from the heat load stemming from the cathode. We present our measurements of the electrical resistance of GaAs at cryogenic temperatures, a prediction of the heat load and verification by measuring the quality factor of the gun with and without the cathode at 2 K. We simulate heat generation and flow from the GaAs cathode using the ANSYS program. By following the findings with the heat load model, we designed and fabricated a new cathode holder (plug) to decrease the heat load from GaAs.     

砷化镓光电阴极光谱响应与吸收率关系分析

为了研究砷化镓(GaAs)光电阴极光谱响应与吸收率曲线间的关系,采用分子束外延法(MBE)和金属有机化合物化学气相沉积法(MOCVD)制备了两类GaAs光电阴极,并测试得到了样品吸收率和光谱响应实验曲线.对每个样品的这两条曲线在同一坐标系中做最大值归一化处理,将归一的光谱响应曲线与归一的吸收率曲线做除法,得到了类似光电阴极表面势垒的形状.结果表明,两种方法制备的光电阴极光谱响应曲线相比吸收率曲线都发生了红移,MBE样品偏移量稍大于MOCVD样品.短波吸收率不截止,光谱响应截止于500 nm左右;可见光波段上,光谱响应曲线的峰值位置相比吸收率曲线红移了几百meV;近红外区域,光谱响应曲线的截止位置相比吸收率曲线红移了几个meV.MOCVD样品中杂质对带隙的影响更小,光谱响应相比吸收率发生的能量偏移更小.这些结论对提高GaAs光电阴极光电发射性能有指导意义.