International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 139278, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/139278
Research Article
Near-Infrared All-Silicon Photodetectors
Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, National Council of Research, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
Received 31 May 2011; Accepted 27 September 2011
Academic Editor: Fabio Iacona
Copyright © 2012 M. Casalino et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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