Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon

We demonstrate the first implementation of a GaN-based infrared photodetector epitaxially grown on silicon. The device is a GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector that consists of layered quantum well structure grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on a 4-in Si (111) substrate. The design, sim...

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Main Authors: Dror, Ben, Zheng, Yuanjin, Agrawal, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Orenstein, Meir, Bahir, Gad
Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150803
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author Dror, Ben
Zheng, Yuanjin
Agrawal, M.
Radhakrishnan, K.
Orenstein, Meir
Bahir, Gad
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Dror, Ben
Zheng, Yuanjin
Agrawal, M.
Radhakrishnan, K.
Orenstein, Meir
Bahir, Gad
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description We demonstrate the first implementation of a GaN-based infrared photodetector epitaxially grown on silicon. The device is a GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector that consists of layered quantum well structure grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on a 4-in Si (111) substrate. The design, simulations, growth process, optical measurements and device performance are presented and discussed. The photosignal, centered at a wavelength of 4.4 μm, is resolved up to 150 K. The zero bias responsivity is 44 μA/W at 19 K and the detectivity is 2 × 10 8 Jones.
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spelling ntu-10356/1508032021-06-08T09:13:26Z Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon Dror, Ben Zheng, Yuanjin Agrawal, M. Radhakrishnan, K. Orenstein, Meir Bahir, Gad School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Quantum Well Devices Photonic Integrated Circuits We demonstrate the first implementation of a GaN-based infrared photodetector epitaxially grown on silicon. The device is a GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector that consists of layered quantum well structure grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on a 4-in Si (111) substrate. The design, simulations, growth process, optical measurements and device performance are presented and discussed. The photosignal, centered at a wavelength of 4.4 μm, is resolved up to 150 K. The zero bias responsivity is 44 μA/W at 19 K and the detectivity is 2 × 10 8 Jones. 2021-06-08T09:13:26Z 2021-06-08T09:13:26Z 2019 Journal Article Dror, B., Zheng, Y., Agrawal, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Orenstein, M. & Bahir, G. (2019). Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon. IEEE Electron Device Letters, 40(2), 263-266. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LED.2018.2885611 0741-3106 0000-0003-4566-2422 0000-0002-8910-3297 0000-0002-1644-4365 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150803 10.1109/LED.2018.2885611 2-s2.0-85058162212 2 40 263 266 en IEEE Electron Device Letters © 2018 IEEE. All rights reserved.
spellingShingle Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Quantum Well Devices
Photonic Integrated Circuits
Dror, Ben
Zheng, Yuanjin
Agrawal, M.
Radhakrishnan, K.
Orenstein, Meir
Bahir, Gad
Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon
title Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon
title_full Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon
title_fullStr Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon
title_full_unstemmed Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon
title_short Mid-infrared GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detector grown on silicon
title_sort mid infrared gan algan quantum cascade detector grown on silicon
topic Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Quantum Well Devices
Photonic Integrated Circuits
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150803
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