Current noise in barrier photoconducting devices. I. Theory.
Current noise in barrier photoconducting devices. I. Theory.
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.49.7592
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发表时间:
1994-03
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通讯作者:
Carbone;Mazzetti
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作者:
Carbone;Mazzetti
A theory of current noise in photoconducting devices, developed on the basis of a large set of measurements concerning the behavior of photoconductivity, photoresponsivity, and noise as a function of light intensity and wavelength in CdS-based photoconductors, is presented. The theory is based on a barrier-type photoconduction model and embodies, in a single general expression of the noise power spectrum, the contributions due to the generation recombination and to the flicker noise (intrinsic noise) as well as to the noise generated by the fluctuation of the potential barrier that controls the electron injection from the metal electrode into the conduction band of the photoconducting material (photoinduced noise). According to the model, the height of this barrier depends on a balance effect between the light-induced positive static charge (ionized deep donor centers or trapped holes) and the negative space charge due to the injected electrons. The fluctuation of the number of ionized centers or trapped holes causes a fluctuation of the potential barrier and thus of the conductance of the device.