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The diamond radiation detector with an Ohmic contact using diamond-like carbon interlayer

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Publication Date2015-05-01
JournalMaterials Research Innovations
AuthorsZhigang Pan, Kaiqiang Qin, J. Zhou, Hongtao Yu, Run Xu
InstitutionsShanghai University
Citations3

A diamond-like carbon thin layer was used as an interlayer between a free-standing diamond substrate grown by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition and a Pt/Au layer. The dark-current of about 5Ā·0 pA cmāˆ’2 was found for this detector at an electric field of 200 V cmāˆ’1. Ohmic contact was achieved by this diamond-like carbon/Pt/Au trilayer structure as evidenced by a linear dark I-V curve. The ratios of photocurrent to dark-current were about 26 and 35 for diamond detectors with Ti/Pt/Au and diamond-like carbon/Pt/Au trilayer electrodes, respectively. The energy resolution for the diamond detector with diamond-like carbon/Pt/Au electrode was about 3Ā·30%, better than 4Ā·56% for the detector with Ti/Pt/Au electrode.