Abstract
In this letter, we report an improvement in the growth and the device performance of GaInAs-InP quantum well infrared photodetectors grown on Si substrate. Material growth techniques, like low-temperature nucleation layer and thick buffer layer were used to grow InP on Si. An in situ thermal cycle annealing technique was used to reduce the threading dislocation density in the InP-on-Si. Detector dark current was reduced 2 orders of magnitude by this method. Record high detectivity of 2.3 × 109 cmHz1/2/W was obtained for QWIP-on-Si detector in the 7-9 μm range at 77 K.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 372-374 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2002 |
Funding
Manuscript received September 27, 2001. This project was supported by Nova Research and Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Grant F08630-99-C-0087. Publisher Item Identifier S 1041-1135(02)01203-X.
Keywords
- Annealing
- Epitaxial growth
- Indium compounds
- Photodetectors
- Quantum-well devices
- Silicon
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering