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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Rebecca J. Nikolic, Oakland, CA (US);
Adam M. Conway, Dublin, CA (US);
Art J. Nelson, Trieste, IT;
Stephen A. Payne, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Rebecca J. Nikolic, Oakland, CA (US);
Adam M. Conway, Dublin, CA (US);
Art J. Nelson, Trieste, IT;
Stephen A. Payne, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system comprises a semiconductor gamma detector material and a hole blocking layer adjacent the gamma detector material, the hole blocking layer resisting passage of holes therethrough. In another embodiment, a system comprises a semiconductor gamma detector material, and an electron blocking layer adjacent the gamma detector material, the electron blocking layer resisting passage of electrons therethrough, wherein the electron blocking layer comprises undoped HgCdTe. In another embodiment, a method comprises forming a hole blocking layer adjacent a semiconductor gamma detector material, the hole blocking layer resisting passage of holes therethrough. Additional systems and methods are also presented.