Interband absorption strength in long-wave infrared type-II superlattices with small and large superlattice periods compared to bulk materials
- Code 5613, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States)
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794 (United States)
- U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Rd., Adelphi, Maryland 20783 (United States)
The absorption spectra for the antimonide-based type-II superlattices (SLs) for detection in the long-wave infrared (LWIR) are calculated and compared to the measured data for SLs and bulk materials with the same energy gap (HgCdTe and InAsSb). We include the results for the metamorphic InAsSb{sub x}/InAsSb{sub y} SLs with small periods as well as the more conventional strain-balanced InAs/Ga(In)Sb and InAs/InAsSb SLs on GaSb substrates. The absorption strength in small-period metamorphic SLs is similar to the bulk materials, while the SLs with an average lattice constant matched to GaSb have significantly lower absorption. This is because the electron-hole overlap in the strain-balanced type-II LWIR SLs occurs primarily in the hole well, which constitutes a relatively small fraction of the total thickness.
- OSTI ID:
- 22590729
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 22; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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