Abstract:
THE INVENTION HERE DISCLOSED IS AN INDIUM ANTIMONIDE INFRARED DETECTOR AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME. A DIFFUSION PROCESS YIELDS A VERY SHALLOW P-REGION ON AN N-TYPE INDIUM ANTIMONIDE SUBSTRATE. THIS LAYER HAS A THICKNESS OF 1.0 TO .5 MICRON AND HAS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ACCEPTORS, PROVIDING A VERY EFFICIENT COLLECTION REGION OF CARRIER CREATED BY PHOTON ABSORPTION. THE LAYER IS OF CADMIUM OR ZINC AND THE CONCENTRATION IS WITHIN A RANGE SUCH THAT WHILE LATTICE DAMAGE OCCURS DETECTOR OPERATION IS NOT IMPAIRED. THE LAYER IS SO SHALLOW THE MOST OF THE CARRIER CREATED BY PHOTON ABSORPTION ARE COLLECTED.