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Mechanisms of photocurrent generation in SiGe/Si HIP infrared photodetectors

B Aslan1,2, R Turan1, H C Liu2 and J-M Baribeau2

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We study the mechanisms of photocurrent generation in the SiGe/Si heterojunction internal photoemission (HIP) infrared photodetectors and present a qualitative model. It has been shown that the performance of our devices depends significantly on the applied bias and the operating temperature. The device presented here allows us to tune the cut-off wavelength between 28.3 µm and 17.8 µm by changing the potential difference across the device.


PACS

85.60.Gz Photodetectors (including infrared and CCD detectors)

72.40.+w Photoconduction and photovoltaic effects

73.40.Lq Other semiconductor-to-semiconductor contacts, p-n junctions, and heterojunctions

Subjects

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Electronics and devices

Semiconductors

Surfaces, interfaces and thin films

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Dates

Issue 3 (March 2004)

Received 11 September 2003, in final form 12 November 2003

Published 23 December 2003



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