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Novel Silicon Carbide Deep Ultraviolet Detectors: Device Modeling,…

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Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
105535 		Solicitation Year:
2010 		Solicitation Topic Code:
S1.05 		Solicitation Number:
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CoolCAD Electronics
5000 College Avenue Suite 2103 College Park, MD -
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Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: Novel Silicon Carbide Deep Ultraviolet Detectors: Device Modeling, Characterization, Design and Prototyping
Agency: NASA
Contract: NNX11CE79P
Award Amount: $99,687.00
 

Abstract:

Silicon Carbide deep UV detectors can achieve large gains, high signal-to-noise ratios and solar-blind operation, with added benefits of smaller sizes, lower operating voltages, radiation hardness, ruggedness and scalability. The design, fabrication and optimization of SiC UV APDs is challenging due to some material defects, relatively not-well modeled device operation, and very high absorption coefficients near 100nm wavelengths. These challenges can be overcome with detailed co-modeling, characterization, design and fabrication. Successfully operating SiC UV detectors are of utmost importance for astronomy, space exploration, upper atmosphere monitoring, and systems such as Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) communication.Through Phase I and Phase II, we propose to develop Silicon Carbide (SiC) based UV detectors for space applications. The initial target is the 100nm to 300nm wavelength range, with the peak responsivity expected to be within the 200nm-300nm interval. For the 100nm-200nm wavelength range, we will experiment with the use of an AlGaN cap-layer as the absorber and SiC as the multiplier. Phase I effort will focus on the design and detailed physics based simulation of these SiC APD structures. We will use SiC UV detectors fabricated by the GE Global Research Center and AlGaN APDs from Universityof Maryland for measurements and calibration.

Principal Investigator:

Akin Akturk
Principal Investigator
2404631859
akin.akturk@coolcadelectronics.com

Business Contact:

Neil Goldsman
Business Official
2404326535
neil.goldsman@coolcadelectronics.com
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CoolCAD Electronics
7101 Poplar Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912-4671

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Minority-Owned: No
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