Effect of material parameters on the quantum efficiency of GaInAsSb detectors

被引:7
作者
Tian, Y [1 ]
Zhou, TM [1 ]
Zhang, BL [1 ]
Jiang, H [1 ]
Jin, YX [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Changchun Inst Phys, Changchun 130021, Peoples R China
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10.1016/S0038-1101(98)00294-9
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, a theoretical study of the effect of material parameters on the quantum efficiency of a homogeneous GaInAsSb infrared photovolatic detector is presented. The considerations are carried out for the near room temperature and 2.5 mu m wavelength. The calculated results show that the quantum efficiency depends strongly on the carrier concentrations in the n- and p-regions. In addition, the absorption coefficient, the surface recombination velocities and the widths of the two regions also effect the quantum efficiency. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:7
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