Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 44, Issue 6, 062805(2023)

Preparation of Sn-doped Ga2O3 thin films and their solar-blind photoelectric detection performance

Lijun Li*, Chengkun Li*, Shaoqing Wang*, Qin Lu*, Yifan Jia*, and Haifeng Chen*
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  • Key Laboratory of Advanced Semiconductor Devices and Materials, School of Electronic Engineering, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi’an 710121, China
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    (Color online) Schematic diagram of solar-blind photodetector with MSM structure.
    (Color online) XRD spectrum of Ga2O3 films.
    (Color online) SEM of Ga2O3 thin films: (a) unannealed, (b) annealed in nitrogen, (c) annealed in air. (d) EDS spectra of Ga2O3 thin films.
    (Color online) The XPS analysis for the Ga2O3 thin films: (a) survey peaks, (b) Ga 3d spectra, (c) Sn 3d spectra, and (d) O 1s spectra.
    (Color online) (a) Transmission spectra of Ga2O3 thin films. (b) The plot of (αhν)2–hν.
    (Color online) (a) I–V curve in dark condition. (b) I–V curve at 254 nm wavelength illumination. (c) I–V curve at 365 nm wavelength illumination of Ga2O3 thin films.
    (Color online) Photocurrent at 254, 365 nm illumination and dark current logarithmic curves of Ga2O3 thin films: (a) unannealed, (b) annealed in nitrogen, (c) annealed in air.
    (Color online) I–t curves of Ga2O3 solar-blind photoelectric devices: (a) unannealed, (b) annealed in nitrogen, (c) annealed in air, (d) unannealed (part of (a)), (e) annealed in nitrogen (part of (b)), (f) annealed in air ((part of (c)).
    (Color online) Curve of photo-dark current ratio (PDCR) changing with bias voltage.
    • Table 1. Key parameters of Ga2O3 thin film photoelectric detector.

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      Table 1. Key parameters of Ga2O3 thin film photoelectric detector.

      MaterialStructurePDCRR (A/W)EQE (%)D* (Jones)τr/τdRef.
      Ni/Au/β-Ga2O3MSM1031.4 × 10−30.52.0 × 10121.1 s/0.3 s[36]
      Au/β-Ga2O3/SiMSM6.1396.134.77 × 10432 ms/78 ms[37]
      Ni/Au/β-Ga2O3/Ti/AuMSM1049.784.25 × 1033.92 × 10145.19 μs[38]
      Au/Graphene/β-Ga2O3/InMSM6.12.98 × 1030.62 s/0.67 s[39]
      Graphene/β-Ga2O3 waferMSM2.28 × 1020.01530 ns/2.24 μs[40]
      α/β-Ga2O3 NRASPEC2.0 × 1032.6 × 10−42.8 × 1090.54 s/1.63 s[41]
      β-Ga2O3 NRASPEC28.973.8 × 10−31.860.29 s/0.16 s[42]
      LIG(Graphene)/Ga2O33.72 × 1030.0436.73 × 10120.4 s/0.06 s[43]
      Ti/Au/β-Ga2O3MSM5100.0628.32.92 s/2.97 s[44]
      Ti/Au/β-Ga2O3MSM77391.97.2 × 10135.4 s/2.1 s[45]
      Au/β-Ga2O3/AuMSM1.6 × 10318.230.44 s/0.72 s[46]
      α-Ga2O3/Cu2OPEC4.2 × 10−410.3 s/10.1 s[47]
      MSM@Unannealed4.21 × 1051.869.08 × 1024.94 × 10110.54 s/0.6 s
      β-Ga2O3 thin filmsMSM@N2 annealed1.75 × 10612.476.09 × 1032.61 × 10120.37 s/0.09 sThis work
      MSM@Air annealed9.44 × 1058.564.18 × 1031.59 × 10120.39 s/0.12 s
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    Lijun Li, Chengkun Li, Shaoqing Wang, Qin Lu, Yifan Jia, Haifeng Chen. Preparation of Sn-doped Ga2O3 thin films and their solar-blind photoelectric detection performance[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(6): 062805

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    Received: Nov. 19, 2022

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    Published Online: Jul. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Lijun (lilijun007@163.com), Li Chengkun (lilijun007@163.com), Wang Shaoqing (lilijun007@163.com), Lu Qin (lilijun007@163.com), Jia Yifan (lilijun007@163.com), Chen Haifeng (lilijun007@163.com)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/44/6/062805

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