Zipton Labs — Department of Energy STTR Phase I: Zipton Labs LLC will demonstrate the feasibility of avalanche photodiodes made from galliu
Zipton Labs — STTR Phase I award from Department of Energy.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Energy
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- DE-FOA-0000577
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- AZ
- Period
- 2012-02-20 → 2012-11-19
Description
Zipton Labs LLC will demonstrate the feasibility of avalanche photodiodes made from gallium phosphide grown on silicon virtual substrates. To increase material quality and decrease dark-current noise, gettering will be performed on the substrate and epilayer. The photodetectors will give superior UV quantum efficiencies to that of UV-sensitized silicon photodiodes at a price point much lower than other wider bandgap alternatives.