Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 10, 1023002(2025)

Effect of Electron and Hole Barrier Layers on Mid-Wave InAs/GaSb Type-II Superlattice Infrared Detector

Huilong Peng1, Wei Ye1、*, Yun Luo2, Chaoyang Zhu1, and Yukun Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, Shaanxi , China
  • 2School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, Shaanxi , China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    7 MLs InAs/4 MLs GaSb superlattice miniband
    Band diagrams of barrier layer under different Al compositions. (a) Al0.20Ga0.80Sb; (b) Al0.23Ga0.77Sb; (c) Al0.26Ga0.74Sb
    Energy band diagrams of barrier layers with different structures. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    Structures of mid-wave infrared detectors. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    Dark current densities and tunneling current densities of nBn and pBp detectors under different barrier layer thicknesses. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    Dark current densityies and tunneling current densities of nBn and pBp detectors under different barrier layer doping concentrations. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    Band diagrams of nBn type detector with different barrier layer doping levels. (a) 7×1015 cm-3; (b) 1×1016 cm-3; (c) 3×1016 cm-3
    Responsivities of nBn and pBp detectors under different absorber layer thicknesses. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    J-V curves of nBn and pBp detectors at different temperatures. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    J-V curves of nBn and pBp detectors at 160 K. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    J-V curves of nBn and pBp detectors at 210 K. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    J-V curves of nBn and pBp detectors at 260 K. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    Quantum efficiencies of nBn and pBp detectors at 77 K. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    Specific detectivities of nBn and pBp detectors at different temperatures. (a) nBn type; (b) pBp type
    • Table 1. Material parameters of 7 MLs InAs/4 MLs GaSb superlattice

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      Table 1. Material parameters of 7 MLs InAs/4 MLs GaSb superlattice

      ParameterValue
      Mobility of electrons /(cm2/V·s-11000
      Mobility of holes /(cm2/V·s-1680
      Effective mass of electrons /mc0.0254
      Effective mass of holes /mc0.245
      Permittivity /(F/m)15.34
      Bandgap at 300 K /eV0.213
      Electron affinity /eV4.73
    • Table 2. Summary of characterization data

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      Table 2. Summary of characterization data

      StructureAbsorption layer materialJdark /(A/cm2)Ri /(A/W)QE /%D* /(cm·Hz1/2/W)Reference
      nBnInAs/GaSb3.20×10-50.6022.009.17×1011[27]
      pBiBnInAs/GaSb2.92×10-41.393.19×1011[28]
      nBnInAs/InAsSb2.01×10-51.8258.802.05×1013[29]
      nBnInAs/InAsSb7.47×10-75.43×1012[30]
      nBnInAs/GaSb3.53×10-71.6262.093.41×1012Ours
      pBpInAs/GaSb4.51×10-71.6863.773.12×1012
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    Huilong Peng, Wei Ye, Yun Luo, Chaoyang Zhu, Yukun Chen. Effect of Electron and Hole Barrier Layers on Mid-Wave InAs/GaSb Type-II Superlattice Infrared Detector[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(10): 1023002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Jan. 9, 2025

    Accepted: Mar. 28, 2025

    Published Online: May. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Wei Ye (yeweixjtu@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS250466

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS250466

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