Abstract
We report the growth and characterization of type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodiodes grown on a GaAs substrate. Through a low nucleation temperature and a reduced growth rate, a smooth GaSb surface was obtained on the GaAs substrate with clear atomic steps and low roughness morphology. On the top of the GaSb buffer, a p+ -i- n+ type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodiode was grown with a designed cutoff wavelength of 4 μm. The detector exhibited a differential resistance at zero bias (R0 A) in excess of 1600 cm2 and a quantum efficiency of 36.4% at 77 K, providing a specific detectivity of 6× 1011 cm Hz /W and a background limited operating temperature of 100 K with a 300 K background. Uncooled detectors showed similar performance to those grown on GaSb substrates with a carrier lifetime of 110 ns and a detectivity of 6× 108 cm Hz /W.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 223506 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)