Excess carrier generation in femtosecond-laser processed sulfur doped silicon by means of sub-bandgap illumination
- Clausthal University of Technology, EFZN, Am Stollen 19B, 38640 Goslar (Germany)
- Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Am Stollen 19B, 38640 Goslar (Germany)
- Max Born Institut, Max-Born-Straße 2A, 12489 Berlin (Germany)
- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig (Germany)
With Fourier-transform photocurrent spectroscopy and spectral response measurements, we show that silicon doped with sulfur by femtosecond laser irradiation generates excess carriers, when illuminated with infrared light above 1100 nm. Three distinct sub-bandgap photocurrent features are observed. Their onset energies are in good agreement with the known sulfur levels S{sup +}, S{sup 0}, and S{sub 2}{sup 0}. The excess carriers are separated by a pn-junction to form a significant photocurrent. Therefore, this material likely demonstrates the impurity band photovoltaic effect.
- OSTI ID:
- 22280560
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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