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Title: Demonstration of InAsBi photoresponse beyond 3.5 μm

Abstract

An Indium Arsenide Bismide photodiode has been grown, fabricated, and characterized to evaluate its performance in the Mid Wave Infrared region of the spectrum. Spectral response from the diode has been obtained up to a diode temperature of 225 K. At this temperature, the diode has a cut off wavelength of 3.95 μm, compared to 3.41 μm in a reference Indium Arsenide diode, indicating that Bismuth has been incorporated to reduce the band gap of Indium Arsenide by 75 meV. Similar band gap reduction was deduced from the cut off wavelength comparison at 77 K. From the dark current data, shunt resistance values of 8 and 39 Ω at temperatures of 77 and 290 K, respectively, were obtained in our photodiode.

Authors:
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  1. Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22280503
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 17; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ARSENIC; BAND THEORY; BISMUTH; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ENERGY GAP; INDIUM

Citation Formats

Sandall, I. C., E-mail: I.sandall@sheffield.ac.uk, Bastiman, F., White, B., Richards, R., Mendes, D., David, J. P. R., and Tan, C. H. Demonstration of InAsBi photoresponse beyond 3.5 μm. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4873403.
Sandall, I. C., E-mail: I.sandall@sheffield.ac.uk, Bastiman, F., White, B., Richards, R., Mendes, D., David, J. P. R., & Tan, C. H. Demonstration of InAsBi photoresponse beyond 3.5 μm. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4873403
Sandall, I. C., E-mail: I.sandall@sheffield.ac.uk, Bastiman, F., White, B., Richards, R., Mendes, D., David, J. P. R., and Tan, C. H. 2014. "Demonstration of InAsBi photoresponse beyond 3.5 μm". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4873403.
@article{osti_22280503,
title = {Demonstration of InAsBi photoresponse beyond 3.5 μm},
author = {Sandall, I. C., E-mail: I.sandall@sheffield.ac.uk and Bastiman, F. and White, B. and Richards, R. and Mendes, D. and David, J. P. R. and Tan, C. H.},
abstractNote = {An Indium Arsenide Bismide photodiode has been grown, fabricated, and characterized to evaluate its performance in the Mid Wave Infrared region of the spectrum. Spectral response from the diode has been obtained up to a diode temperature of 225 K. At this temperature, the diode has a cut off wavelength of 3.95 μm, compared to 3.41 μm in a reference Indium Arsenide diode, indicating that Bismuth has been incorporated to reduce the band gap of Indium Arsenide by 75 meV. Similar band gap reduction was deduced from the cut off wavelength comparison at 77 K. From the dark current data, shunt resistance values of 8 and 39 Ω at temperatures of 77 and 290 K, respectively, were obtained in our photodiode.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4873403},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22280503}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 17,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}