Abstract
In this study, we present the current–voltage (I–V) characteristics of a 10 ML InAs/10 ML GaSb type-II superlattice (T2SL) with p-i-n structures for mid-infrared detection. At a negative bias and a temperature of 50 mV and 77 K, respectively, the cut-off wavelength of the fabricated T2SL photodiode with SiO2 passivation on the mesa side wall was approximately 5.6 μm, and the dark current density was found to be 1.9 × 10–5 A/cm2. The bulk dark current model was adopted in this study to obtain the measured values by modeling, assuming the generation-recombination lifetime of the carrier to be approximately 60 ns, and considering the surface leakage current, as well as the four dark current mechanisms. At low operating temperatures, we inferred that the T2SL photodiode was limited by the effects of surface leakage, whereas the effects of the band-to-band and diffusion components of the dark current were negligible. Therefore, reducing the surface leakage current to obtain high-performance detectors requires the development of advanced passivation materials and technology.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
A. Rogalski, P. Martyniuk, Infrared Phys. Technol. 48, 39 (2006)
H. Mohseni, V. Litvinov, M. Razeghi, Phys. Rev. B. 58, 15378 (1998)
A. Rogalsk, Proc. SPIE 10433, 104330L (2017)
E.A. Plis, M.N. Kutty, S. Krishna, Laser Photonics Rev. 7, 45 (2013)
E. Papis-Polakowska et al., Appl. Phys. B 125, 1 (2019)
D. Pulver, C.W. Wilmsen, D. Niles, R. Kee, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 19, 207 (2001)
C.L. Hinkle, A.M. Sonnet, E.M. Vogel, S. McDonnel, G.J. Hughes, M. Milojevic, B. Lee, F.S. Aguirre-Tostado, K.J. Choi, H.C. Kim, J. Kim, R.M. Wallace, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 071901 (2008)
O. Salihoglu, Abdullah Muti, Kutlu Kutluer, Tunay Tansel, Rasit Turan, Coskun Kocabas, Atilla Aydinli. J. Appl. Phys. 111, 074509 (2012)
M. Herrera, M. Chi, M. Bonds, N.D. Browning, J.N. Woolman, R.E. Kvaas, S.F. Harris, D.R. Rhiger, C.J. Hill, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 093106 (2008)
R. Peng, S. Jiao, D. Jiang, H. Li, L. Zhao, Thin Solid Films 629, 55 (2017)
H.S. Kim, J. Korean Phys. Soc. 74, 358 (2019)
E. Plis, S.J. Lee, Zh. Zhu, A. Amtout, S. Krishna, IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 12, 1269 (2006)
B. Klein et al., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44, 075102 (2011)
Q.K. Yang, F. Fuchs, J. Schmitz, W. Pletschen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 4757 (2002)
V. Gopal, E. Plis, J.-B. Rodriguez, C.E. Jones, L. Faraone, S. Krishna, J. Appl. Phys. 104, 124506 (2008)
P. Martyniuk et al., Opt. Eng. 52, 061307 (2013)
Z. Taghipour et al., Phys. Rev. Appl. 11, 024047 (2019)
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (2017R1A2B4007390). In addition, H. Lee helped with the measurements and the analyses conducted in this study.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Publisher's Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Kim, H.S. Dark current analysis of an InAs/GaSb type II superlattice infrared photodiode with SiO2 passivation. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 78, 1141–1146 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-021-00137-8
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-021-00137-8