Application of organic semiconductors in amorphous selenium based photodetectors for high performance X-ray imaging

Shiva Abbaszadeh; Zhechen Du; Nicholas Allec; Karim S. Karim

doi:10.1117/12.2006705

6 March 2013 Application of organic semiconductors in amorphous selenium based photodetectors for high performance X-ray imaging

Shiva Abbaszadeh, Zhechen Du, Nicholas Allec, Karim S. Karim

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Proceedings Volume 8668, Medical Imaging 2013: Physics of Medical Imaging; 86683Q (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006705
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2013, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, United States

Abstract

In order to improve the performance of amorphous selenium (a-Se) based detectors, it is beneficial to operate the device at high electric field (≥10 V/μm). Increasing the electric field reduces the ionization energy and increases the hole mobility within the a-Se detector. In order for a practical a-Se detector to be capable of working at a high electric field, injection of holes from the positively biased electrode and injection of electrons from the negatively biased electrode should be prevented. We have investigated different organic materials with high ionization potential as hole-blocking contacts for a-Se based photodetectors. The effect of the organic layer thickness on the dark current and photocurrent performance of the detector was examined. It was found that the injection of holes could be reduced at high electric fields by increasing the thickness of the organic layer.

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Shiva Abbaszadeh, Zhechen Du, Nicholas Allec, and Karim S. Karim "Application of organic semiconductors in amorphous selenium based photodetectors for high performance X-ray imaging", Proc. SPIE 8668, Medical Imaging 2013: Physics of Medical Imaging, 86683Q (6 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006705

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