SBIR/STTR Research Award

ADVANCED PHOTODIODE READOUT OF FAST ULTRAVIOLET SCINTILLATORS

Award identifier 66cbc115a7b9dcb988e6b671104921f0a10faa663e5305da9e3922a67f88150dAwarding agency Department of Energy

Award amount

$50,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1989

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Energy
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
Spire Corporation
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
RG46KJGARZF4
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

RECENT ADVANCES IN SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY HAVE GREATLY INCREASED THE SENSITIVITY ACHIEVABLE IN THE ULTRAVIOLET (UV) REGION. THIS PROJECT ADAPTS THIS TECHNOLOGY TO THE DETECTION OF LIGHT FROM THOSE FAST UV SCINTILLATING MATERIALS SUCH AS BAF2 THAT ARE NOW USED WITH PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES FOR LIGHT DETECTION. PHASE I WILL STUDY THE RELEVANT PROPERTIES OF DIODES MADE FROM VARIOUS MATERIALS INCLUDING SILICON, GALLIUM ARSENIDE, AND INDIUM PHOSPHIDE. SIMPLE P-N, P-I-N, AND AVALANCHE STRUCTURES WILLBE CONSIDERED. THE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY IN THE WAVELENGTH RANGE OF INTEREST, LEAKAGE CURRENT DENSITY, CAPACITANCE, SPEED OF RESPONSE, AND RADIATION RESISTANCE WILL BE MEASURED OR INFERRED FROM KNOWN DATA. THE MOST FAVORABLE DEVICE AND STRUCTURE, IN TERMS OF EXPECTED PERFORMANCE AND COST, WILL BE SELECTED FOR DEVELOPMENT IN PHASE II.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Other awards by this recipient

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Research funding history

429 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2014). Reported award amounts total $73,907,551. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Commerce

Agency intelligence

Department of Energy

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