Quantum efficiency study of the sensitive to blue–green light transmission-mode GaAlAs photocathode》.pdf

Optics Communications 335 (2015) 42–47 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Optics Communications journal homepage: /locate/optcom Quantum efficiency study of the sensitive to blue–green light transmission-mode GaAlAs photocathode Xinlong Chen a, Muchun Jin a, Yuan Xu a, Benkang Chang a,n, Feng Shi b, Hongchang Cheng b a School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China b Science and Technology on Low-light-level Night Vision Laboratory, Xi ’an 710065, China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The quantum efficiency of the blue–green transmission-mode GaAlAs photocathode has been studied. Received 18 July 2014 Two transmission-mode GaAlAs photocathodes with different structures are prepared, and the quantum Received in revised form efficiency curves are measured. We use the quantum efficiency formula to fit the experimental curves, 14 August 2014 and obtain the performance parameters of photocathodes such as the electron diffusion length, the back Accepted 19 August 2014 interface recombination velocity, and the surface electron escape probability. The effects of the Al Available online 4 September 2014 compositions, the thickness of emission layer, and the electron diffusion length on quantum efficiency Keywords: are investigated. The results show that both of transmission-mode GaAlAs photocathodes a