Structural, Optical and Electrical Characterizations of Midwave Infrared Ga-Free Type-II InAs/InAsSb Superlattice Barrier Photodetector

In this paper, a full set of structural, optical and electrical characterizations performed on midwave infrared barrier detectors based on a Ga-free InAs/InAsSb type-II superlattice, grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on a GaSb substrate, are reported and analyzed. a Minority carrier lifetime val...

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Main Authors: U. Zavala-Moran, M. Bouschet, J. P. Perez, R. Alchaar, S. Bernhardt, I. Ribet-Mohamed, F. de Anda-Salazar, P. Christol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Photonics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/7/3/76
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Summary:In this paper, a full set of structural, optical and electrical characterizations performed on midwave infrared barrier detectors based on a Ga-free InAs/InAsSb type-II superlattice, grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on a GaSb substrate, are reported and analyzed. a Minority carrier lifetime value equal to 1 µs at 80 K, carried out on dedicated structure showing photoluminescence peak position at 4.9 µm, is extracted from a time resolved photoluminescence measurement. Dark current density as low as 3.2 × 10<sup>−5</sup> A/cm<sup>2</sup> at 150 K is reported on the corresponding device exhibiting a 50% cut-off wavelength around 5 µm. A performance analysis through normalized spectral response and dark current density-voltage characteristics was performed to determine both the operating bias and the different dark current regimes.
ISSN:2304-6732