Charge-transfer device

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001917",
  "term": "Charge-transfer device",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A semiconductor device that operates by transferring packets of charge, representing information, across an array of closely spaced metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors. The charge is generated by incident photons or electrons and then moved sequentially to a readout amplifier. These devices are widely used as detectors in spectroscopy and imaging applications.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "irradiation",
    "semiconductor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1745. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XI. Detection of radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1757 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567101745)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/charge-transfer-device/"
}