Research on the correlation between the dual diffusion behavior of zinc in InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche photodiodes and device performance

Mao-Fan LIU; Chun-Lei YU; Ying-Jie MA; Yi-Zhen YU; Bo YANG; Yu TIAN; Peng-Fei BAO; Jia-Sheng CAO; Yi LIU; Xue LI

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2024.05.002

Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 43, Issue 5, 595(2024)

Research on the correlation between the dual diffusion behavior of zinc in InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche photodiodes and device performance

Mao-Fan LIU^1,2,3, Chun-Lei YU^2,3、*, Ying-Jie MA^2,3, Yi-Zhen YU^2,3, Bo YANG^2,3, Yu TIAN^2,3, Peng-Fei BAO^2,3, Jia-Sheng CAO^2,3, Yi LIU^2,3, and Xue LI^1,2,3、**

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¹Shanghai University，Shanghai 201899，China

²State Key Laboratories of Transducer Technology，Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Shanghai 200083，China

³Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Shanghai 200083，China

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Paper Information

Category: Infrared Materials and Devices

Received: Jan. 25, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Dec. 2, 2024

The Author Email: Chun-Lei YU (yuchunlei@mail.sitp.ac.cn), Xue LI (lixue@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2024.05.002

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