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Main Authors: Muduli, Manisha, Gajaowski, Nathan, Jung, Hyemin, Nooman, Neha, Bhardwaj, Bhupesh, Schwartz, Mariah, Lee, Seunghyun, Krishna, Sanjay
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.20406
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author Muduli, Manisha
Gajaowski, Nathan
Jung, Hyemin
Nooman, Neha
Bhardwaj, Bhupesh
Schwartz, Mariah
Lee, Seunghyun
Krishna, Sanjay
author_facet Muduli, Manisha
Gajaowski, Nathan
Jung, Hyemin
Nooman, Neha
Bhardwaj, Bhupesh
Schwartz, Mariah
Lee, Seunghyun
Krishna, Sanjay
contents Avalanche photodiodes used for greenhouse gas sensing often use a mesa-structure that suffers from high surface leakage currents and edge breakdown. In this paper, we report 2-micron InGaAs/GaAsSb superlattice (SL) based planar PIN diodes to eliminate the challenges posed by conventional mesa diodes. An alternate way to fabricate planar diodes using atomic layer deposited ZnO was explored and the effect of the diffusion process on the superlattice was studied using X-ray diffraction. The optimum diffusion conditions were then used to make planar PIN diodes. The diffused Zn concentration was measured to be approximately 1E20 cm-3 with a diffusion depth of 50 nm and a lateral diffusion ranging between 18 microns to 30 microns. A background doping of 5.8 x 1E14 cm-3 for the UID layer was determined by analyzing the capacitance-voltage measurements of the superlattice PIN diodes. The room temperature dark current for a device with a designed diameter of 30 microns is 1E-6 A at -2V. The quantum efficiency of the diode with a designed diameter of 200 microns was obtained to be 11.11% at 2-micron illumination. Further optimization of this diffusion process may lead to a rapid, manufacturable, and cost-effective method of developing planar diodes.
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spellingShingle Lateral diffusion in 2-micron InGaAs/GaAsSb superlattice planar diodes using atomic layer deposition of ZnO
Muduli, Manisha
Gajaowski, Nathan
Jung, Hyemin
Nooman, Neha
Bhardwaj, Bhupesh
Schwartz, Mariah
Lee, Seunghyun
Krishna, Sanjay
Applied Physics
Avalanche photodiodes used for greenhouse gas sensing often use a mesa-structure that suffers from high surface leakage currents and edge breakdown. In this paper, we report 2-micron InGaAs/GaAsSb superlattice (SL) based planar PIN diodes to eliminate the challenges posed by conventional mesa diodes. An alternate way to fabricate planar diodes using atomic layer deposited ZnO was explored and the effect of the diffusion process on the superlattice was studied using X-ray diffraction. The optimum diffusion conditions were then used to make planar PIN diodes. The diffused Zn concentration was measured to be approximately 1E20 cm-3 with a diffusion depth of 50 nm and a lateral diffusion ranging between 18 microns to 30 microns. A background doping of 5.8 x 1E14 cm-3 for the UID layer was determined by analyzing the capacitance-voltage measurements of the superlattice PIN diodes. The room temperature dark current for a device with a designed diameter of 30 microns is 1E-6 A at -2V. The quantum efficiency of the diode with a designed diameter of 200 microns was obtained to be 11.11% at 2-micron illumination. Further optimization of this diffusion process may lead to a rapid, manufacturable, and cost-effective method of developing planar diodes.
title Lateral diffusion in 2-micron InGaAs/GaAsSb superlattice planar diodes using atomic layer deposition of ZnO
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.20406