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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Heibel, Harrison City, PA (US);
Melissa M. Walter, Butler, PA (US);
Robert W. Flammang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/118 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H01L 31/108 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/118 (2013.01); G01T 1/24 (2013.01); H01L 31/108 (2013.01);
Abstract
A silicon carbide Schottky diode solid state radiation detector that has an electron donor layer such as platinum placed over and spaced above the Schottky contact to contribute high energy Compton and photoelectrical electrons from the platinum layer to the active region of the detector to enhance charged particle collection from incident gamma radiation.