Characterization of p-on-n HgCdTe diffusion photodiodes

Vladimir V. Tetyorkin; Jaroslaw Rutkowski; Antoni Rogalski; Fiodor F. Sizov

doi:10.1117/12.224983

16 October 1995 Characterization of p-on-n HgCdTe diffusion photodiodes

Vladimir V. Tetyorkin, Jaroslaw Rutkowski, Antoni Rogalski, Fiodor F. Sizov

Proceedings Volume 2373, Solid State Crystals: Materials Science and Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224983
Event: Solid State Crystals: Materials Science and Applications, 1994, Zakopane, Poland

Abstract

Medium- and long-wavelength infrared (MWIR and LWIR) Hg_1-xCd_xTe photodiodes (x equals 0.265 - 0.295, 0.205 - 0.220) for 3 - 5-micrometer and 8 - 12- micrometer wavelength spectral regions were fabricated by arsenic diffusion from the vapor source into the n-type HgCdTe bulk single crystals. The temperature dependence of current- voltage and capacity-voltage characteristics, and the photodiode speed response, were analyzed. For 3 - 5-micrometer photodiodes with the electron concentration 3 multiplied by 10¹⁵ cm^-3 in the base n-type layer, the typical resistance-area product at zero bias R_oA was about 10⁴ (Omega) cm² at 77 K. For 8 - 12 micrometer photodiodes with the same electron concentrations in the base region, the R_oA product values of 1 - 10 (Omega) cm² were obtained. The typical photoresponse speeds were in the range of 50 ns and 20 - 30 ns for 3 - 5-micrometer and 8 - 12-micrometer photodiodes, respectively. The dark current of fabricated photodiodes was tunneling limited at 77 K, and generation-recombination and diffusion limited at higher temperatures.

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Vladimir V. Tetyorkin, Jaroslaw Rutkowski, Antoni Rogalski, and Fiodor F. Sizov "Characterization of p-on-n HgCdTe diffusion photodiodes", Proc. SPIE 2373, Solid State Crystals: Materials Science and Applications, (16 October 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224983

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