• Opto-Electronic Engineering
  • Vol. 44, Issue 4, 467 (2017)
Kexiu Dong1、2, Dunjun Chen1、2, Yangyi Zhang1, Yizhe Sun1, and Jianping Shi3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou 239000, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Advanced Photonic and Electronic Materials, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 3College of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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    DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-501x.2017.04.004 Cite this Article
    Kexiu Dong, Dunjun Chen, Yangyi Zhang, Yizhe Sun, Jianping Shi. AlGaN solar-blind APD with low breakdown voltage[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2017, 44(4): 467 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Solid-state avalanche photodiodes (APDs) based on AlGaN with Al composition exceeding 40% are being heavily stud-ied because they have intrinsic solar-blindness, which could be a viable alternative to Si-based photodiodes or photo-multiplier tube (PMT) used in ultraviolet (UV) military, civilian and scientific areas. However, the development of the solar-blind AlGaN APDs with high gain has been still suffered from some problems, such as low p-type doping effi-ciency and high dislocation densities for high-Al content AlGaN layer. In addition, the breakdown voltages of the con-ventional AlGaN APDs are generally more than 90 V, which results in a large leakage current. Large dark current can increase the device noise, as well as confine the APDS avalanche gain.
    Kexiu Dong, Dunjun Chen, Yangyi Zhang, Yizhe Sun, Jianping Shi. AlGaN solar-blind APD with low breakdown voltage[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2017, 44(4): 467
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