High-performing silicon-based germanium Schottky photodetector with ITO transparent electrode

A near-infrared germanium (Ge) Schottky photodetector (PD) with an ultrathin silicon (Si) barrier enhancement layer between the indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) electrode and Ge epilayer on Si or silicon-on-insulator (SOI) is proposed and fabricated. The well-behaved ITO/Si cap/Ge Schottky junctions wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chinese physics B 2021-03, Vol.30 (3), p.37303-511
Hauptverfasser: Huang, Zhiwei, Ke, Shaoying, Zhou, Jinrong, Zhao, Yimo, Huang, Wei, Chen, Songyan, Li, Cheng
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A near-infrared germanium (Ge) Schottky photodetector (PD) with an ultrathin silicon (Si) barrier enhancement layer between the indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) electrode and Ge epilayer on Si or silicon-on-insulator (SOI) is proposed and fabricated. The well-behaved ITO/Si cap/Ge Schottky junctions without intentional doping process for the Ge epilayer are formed on the Si and SOI substrates. The Si- and SOI-based ITO/Si cap/Ge Schottky PDs exhibit low dark current densities of 33 mA/cm 2 and 44 mA/cm 2 , respectively. Benefited from the high transmissivity of ITO electrode and the reflectivity of SOI substrate, an optical responsivity of 0.19 A/W at 1550 nm wavelength is obtained for the SOI-based ITO/Si cap/Ge Schottky PD. These complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) compatible Si (or SOI)-based ITO/Si cap/Ge Schottky PDs are quite useful for detecting near-infrared wavelengths with high efficiency.
ISSN:1674-1056
DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/abd46b