Ohmic semi -metal/ -conductor contact layer minimizes Schottky barrier pinhole defects/ carrier recombination at photodetector interfaces

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1137277

"optimizes carrier injection/ transport preventing signal degradation... smooth, low-barrier contact accelerates charge collection/ improves bandwidth/ response time, enabling photodetector array to process optical signals with high responsivity, ultra-low noise, rapid switching speeds, high spatial resolution... scaling monolithic optoelectronic interconnects/ high-density image sensors directly onto photonic ICs... high-density on-chip photonic interconnects/ imaging arrays, high-speed optical imaging"