透射式蓝延伸GaAs光电阴极的光电发射特性研究

利用计算光学性能、量子效率和积分灵敏度的理论模型,分别研究比较了我国和ITT典型透射式蓝延伸GaAs光阴极的光电发射特性,包括阴极的光学性质和性能参数。结果表明我国的透射式蓝延伸光阴极积分灵敏度已经达到2 100μA.lm-1,但与ITT的2 750μA.lm-1相比还存在一定的差距。分析的主要原因是一方面是GaAlAs窗口层的厚度和Al组分大小对于短波响应,特别是对蓝延伸起着决定的作用;另一方面阴极性能参数电子扩散长度和后界面复合速率的大小对长波响应和短波响应也有着重要的影响,这些因素都受制于基础工业制造水平的落后。     

指数掺杂结构对透射式GaAs光电阴极量子效率的影响研究

通过在一维连续性方程光电子产生函数项中加入短波约束因子,修正了指数掺杂和均匀掺杂透射式GaAs光电阴极量子效率公式.利用修正的透射式阴极量子效率公式分别拟合制备的指数掺杂和均匀掺杂透射式阴极量子效率实验曲线,符合得很好.另外拟合得到的阴极性能参数表明,由于内建电场的作用,指数掺杂阴极的性能要好于均匀掺杂阴极,指数掺杂结构能够明显提高透射式阴极的量子效率. 关键词： 透射式光电阴极 指数掺杂 量子效率 内建电场     

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。     

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。     

透射式GaAs光电阴极研究

本文叙述了透射式GaAs光电阴极的原理和制作过程,详细地研究了透射式GaAs光阴极的激活工艺,获得了500μA/1m的积分灵敏度.     

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     

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     

GaAs／GaAlAs透射式光电阴极的分辨力特性分析

从简化的二维扩散方程出发，推导GaAs/GaAlAs透射式阴极的调制传递函数表达式，计算2μm厚GaAs阴极层的GaAs/GaAlAs透射阴极的理论分辨力特性曲线，并讨论它与若干参数的关系。     

利用梯度掺杂获得高量子效率的GaAs光电阴极

获得高量子效率且稳定性良好的阴极一直是近年来发展GaAs光电阴极的重要方向。对晶面为(100),掺杂Be,厚度为1μm分子束外延生长的反射式GaAs发射层,设计了一种从体内到表面掺杂浓度由高到低分布的新型梯度掺杂结构。掺杂浓度的范围从1×1019cm-3到1×1018cm-3,并利用(Cs,O)激活技术制备了GaAs光电阴极。光谱响应测试曲线显示,与传统均匀掺杂的GaAs光电阴极相比,梯度掺杂的GaAs光电阴极的量子效率在整个波段都有提高,积分灵敏度可达1580μA/lm,且具有更好的稳定性。讨论了这种新型GaAs光电阴极获得更高量子效率的内在机理。该设计结构是现实可行的,且具有很大发展潜力,它为国内发展高性能GaAs光电阴极提供了一条重要途径。     

透射式蓝延伸GaAs光电阴极光学结构对比

用金属有机物化学气相沉积法外延制备了一个透射式蓝延伸GaAs光电阴极,积分灵敏度达到1980 μA/lm,同时与美国ITT公司的一条蓝延伸阴极光谱响应曲线对比,分别对两者进行了光学结构拟合. 结果表明,国内阴极在Ga_1-xAl_xAs层厚度、Al组分、电子扩散长度和后界面复合速率上与国外 存在差距,这导致国内阴极的蓝延伸性能不及国外.国内蓝延伸阴极的表面电子逸出几率、发射层厚度与 国外阴极拟合结果一致,这使得两者长波响应性能差别远小于短波部分的差别.另外响应波段全谱的吸收率 小于国外阴极,导致国内透射式蓝延伸GaAs光电阴极光谱响应、积分灵敏度尚不及国外.     

Spectral transmittance and module structure fitting for transmission-mode GaAs photocathodes

A transmission-mode GaAs photocathode includes four layers of glass,Si 3 N 4 ,Ga 1x Al x As and GaAs. A gradient-doping photocathode sample was obtained by molecular beam epitaxy and its transmittance was measured by spec-trophotometer from 600 nm to 1100 nm. The theoretical transmittance is derived and simulated based on the matrix formula for thin film optics. The simulation results indicate the influence of the transition layers and the three thin-film layers except glass on the transmittance spectra. In addition,a fitting coefficient needed for error modification enters into the fitted formula. The fitting results show that the relative error in the full spectrum reduces from 19.51% to 4.35% after the formula is modified. The coefficient and the thicknesses are gained corresponding to the minimum relative error,meanwhile each layer and total thin-film thickness deviation in the module can be controlled within 7%. The presence of glass layer roughness,layer interface effects and surface oxides is interpreted on the modification.     

Improvement of photoemission performance of a gradient-doping transmission-mode GaAs photocathode

Two types of transmission-mode GaAs photocathodes grown by molecular beam epitaxy are compared in terms of activation process and spectral response, one has a gradient-doping structure and the other has a uniform-doping structure. The experimental results show that the gradient-doping photocathode can obtain a higher photoemission capability than the uniform-doping one. As a result of the downward graded band-bending structure, the cathode performance parameters, such as the electron average diffusion length and the surface electron escape probability obtained by fitting quantum yield curves, are greater for the gradient-doping photocathode. The electron diffusion length is within a range of from 2.0 to 5.4 μm for doping concentration varying from 10¹⁹ to 10¹⁸ cm^-3 and the electron average diffusion length of the gradient-doping photocathode achieves 3.2 μm.     

Research on quantum efficiency of transmission-mode InGaAs photocathode

To investigate the quantum efficiency of high performance transmission-mode InGaAs photocathode, the quantum efficiency curve is fitted by using the multilayer optical thin film theory and the first principle calculation. A series of the performance parameters are obtained with the relative error less than 5%. It indicates that the thickness of the emission layer is 0.7–0.9 μm, the thickness of the window layer is 0.1–0.3 μm. Meanwhile the results from the first principle calculation are proved to be reliable as well. In addition, the long-wave response will increase and the highest integral sensitivity will be obtained when the thickness of the emission layer is the optimum value. For the InGaAs photocathode, the back interface recombination velocity mainly leads to the low integral sensitivity, which is caused by the material lattice mismatch.     

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.     

The optimal thickness of transmission-mode GaN photocathode

A 150-nm-thick GaN photocathode with an Mg doping concentration of 1.6× 10¹⁷cm^-3 is activated by Cs/O in ultrahigh vacuum chamber, and quantum efficiency (QE) curve of negative electron affinity transmission-mode (t-mode) GaN photocathode is obtained. The maximum QE reaches 13.0% at 290 nm. According to the t-mode QE equation solved from the diffusion equation, the QE curve is fitted. From the fitting results, the electron escape probability is 0.32, the back-interface recombination velocity is 5× 10⁴ cm·s^-1, and the electron diffusion length is 116 nm. Based on these parameters, the influence of GaN thickness on t-mode QE is simulated. The simulation shows that the optimal thickness of GaN is 90 nm, which is better than the 150-nm GaN.