• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 4, 20210399 (2022)
Junbin Li1, Aimin Liu2, Zhi Jiang1, Jin Yang1, Wen Yang1, Jincheng Kong1, Dongsheng Li1, Yanhui Li1, and Xuchang Zhou1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, China
  • 2School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210399 Cite this Article
    Junbin Li, Aimin Liu, Zhi Jiang, Jin Yang, Wen Yang, Jincheng Kong, Dongsheng Li, Yanhui Li, Xuchang Zhou. Analysis of dark current characteristic of InAs/GaSb superlattice longwave infrared detectors[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(4): 20210399 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this article, the dark current dominant mechanism of longwave infrared detectors based on InAs/GaSb superlattice were analyzed by using the analytical current model of diode. Firstly, the I-V test of variable area diode were performed, which confirm the dark current of InAs/GaSb superlattice longwave detector passivated by anodic sulfidization and SiO2 were mainly originated from bulk current, not from surface leakage current; Then, the dark current of InAs/GaSb longwave infrared detectors were fitted by the current model of diffusion current, generation-recombination current, direct tunnel current, trap-assisted tunnel current. The result indicate the dark current of detector was dominated by G-R current at low reverse bias (≤60 mV), while at high bias (>60 mV), the dark current is dominated by direct tunnel current. The effect of doping density of absorption layer on these two currents are analyzed, and confirm that the optimum doping density is 5×1015-1×1016 cm-3.
    Junbin Li, Aimin Liu, Zhi Jiang, Jin Yang, Wen Yang, Jincheng Kong, Dongsheng Li, Yanhui Li, Xuchang Zhou. Analysis of dark current characteristic of InAs/GaSb superlattice longwave infrared detectors[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(4): 20210399
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