학술논문

High figure of merit spin polarized electron sources grown via MOCVD.
Document Type
Article
Source
Applied Physics Letters. 11/27/2023, Vol. 123 Issue 22, p1-6. 6p.
Subject
*METAL organic chemical vapor deposition
*PHOTOCATHODES
*ELECTRON spin
*ELECTRON sources
*MOLECULAR beam epitaxy
*QUANTUM efficiency
Language
ISSN
0003-6951
Abstract
Spin polarized photocathodes are key to the future operation of electron accelerators such as the ones at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Currently, these photocathodes come in short supply due to limited production by molecular beam epitaxy. By developing a process to implement similar structures using metal organic chemical vapor deposition, the availability of these devices can be increased. In this paper, we detail the implementation of recent photocathode advancements via metal organic chemical vapor deposition process and show an improvement in both polarization and quantum efficiency of our devices compared to those fabricated via molecular beam epitaxy, with devices reaching 82% polarization and 2.9% quantum efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]