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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Applicant:
The University of Sussex, Brighton, GB;
Inventors:
Anna Megan Barnett, Brighton, GB;
Silvia Butera, Brighton, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Sussex, Brighton, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01); G21H 1/12 (2006.01); H01L 31/0203 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/115 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/244 (2013.01); G01T 1/247 (2013.01); G21H 1/12 (2013.01); H01L 31/0203 (2013.01); H01L 31/022408 (2013.01); H01L 31/03046 (2013.01); H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 31/115 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photodiode for use in detecting X-rays and/or gamma rays is disclosed. The photodiode comprises InGaP arranged and configured to absorb X-rays and/or gamma-rays incident on the photodiode and generate charge-carriers in response thereto. The detector may be provided in an X-ray or gamma-ray photon counting spectrometer.