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Germanium Detector Capabilities

By Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven

Fabrication of patterned strip and pad array Ge detectors Design of Ge detector systems, including device simulations, with commercial software Integration of detectors in operational conditions Evaluation of wafers up to four inches in diameter in liquid nitrogen and small samples (2 cm × 1 cm) down to 10 K Assessment of full systems in cryogenic environments for high-power (up to 60 W) operational requirements Production of reliable ohmic contacts with lithium-doped Ge or silicon sensors Development of metal-based n-type contacts for thin-entrance-window applications Application of cleanroom equipment to process precious and nonconventional metals, which are required for under bump metallization for bonding