The Super-Schottky Barrier Diode Detector.

摘要

The superconductor-semiconductor contact diode,or super-schottky barrier diode,has been examined theoretically and experimentally as a detector of high frequency radiation. Theoretical analysis based on its volt-ampere characteristic indicates the proposed diode is superior to the ordinary cooled Schottky barrier diode as a direct detector by two orders of magnitude in sensitivity. Moreover,the reliability established for the ordinary Schottky barrier diode is in evidence for the proposed diode. The doping of the semi-conductor is chosen large enough so that electron tunneling dominates the volt-ampere behavior of the diode. As such,for the T<(TsubC) and V