Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 22, Issue 12, 1414(2024)

Gain attenuation of CMOS image sensor caused by electron bombardment

YAN Lei1,2, SHI Feng1,2, CHENG Hongchang1,2, MIAO Zhuang1,2, YANG Ye2, FAN Haibo2, HAN Jian2, and JIAO Gangcheng1,2
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  • 1Science and Technology on Low-Light-Level Night Vision Laboratory, Xi'an Shaanxi 710065, China
  • 2Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming Yunnan 650223, China
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    To investigate the issue of reduced electron multiplication factor in Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors with an aluminum oxide passivation layer structure after being bombarded with high current density electrons, this paper simulates the fabrication process of CMOS image sensors with an aluminum oxide passivation layer. An aluminum oxide passivation layer is prepared on the surface of P-type silicon with a crystal orientation of (100) and a doping concentration of 5×1018 cm-3. The conditions for electron beam bombardment of CMOS image sensors are simulated, and the prepared P-type silicon samples are bombarded. A high-frequency C-U testing device is employed to test the high-frequency C-U curves of the samples before and after bombardment. Based on the test data and analysis using the Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) theory and minority carrier transport equations, it is concluded that the internal positive charge deposition in the passivation layer and the increase in defect state density at the silicon interface caused by electron bombardment are the intrinsic reasons for the reduction in the electron multiplication factor of this type of image sensor.

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    YAN Lei, SHI Feng, CHENG Hongchang, MIAO Zhuang, YANG Ye, FAN Haibo, HAN Jian, JIAO Gangcheng. Gain attenuation of CMOS image sensor caused by electron bombardment[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2024, 22(12): 1414

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    Received: May. 22, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Jan. 21, 2025

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    DOI:10.11805/tkyda2023131

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