Excess heat capacity in NTD Ge thermistors
Anno: 2006
Autori: Olivieri E., Barucci M., Beeman J., Risegari L., Ventura G.
Affiliazione autori: Department of Physics, University of Florence, INFN, Florence, Italy; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States; Department of Mechanics, University of Florence, INFN, Florence, Italy
Abstract: Neutron Transmutation Doped (NTD) germanium thermistors, cut from metallized wafers, are useful in bolometry. The rise time of a bolometer depends on its heat capacity. We report measurements on the heat capacity of two NTD Ge wafers down to 24 mK temperatures. Both wafers were neutron irradiated and annealed, one of them had in addition undergone a boron implantation and metallization process. For the non-metallized wafer we found a Sommerfeld constant ? = 7.52 · 10-7 J K-2 cm-3. A comparison between the two wafers showed an excess heat capacity in the metallized wafer. For example, at 24 mK temperature, the specific heat of the metallized afer is more than twice the value of the non-metallized one.
Giornale/Rivista: JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS
Volume: 143 (3-4) Da Pagina: 153 A: 162
Parole chiavi: Bolometers; Cryogenics; Neutrons; Semiconducting germanium; Specific heat; Thermal variables measurement, Bolometry; Germanium thermistors; Metallized wafers; Neutron transmutation doped (NTD), ThermistorsDOI: 10.1007/s10909-006-9214-8Citazioni: 9dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-21Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui