• Semiconductor Optoelectronics
  • Vol. 45, Issue 5, 811 (2024)
DU Shaozeng, FANG Chenxu, LIU Ting, and LI Handong
Author Affiliations
  • School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, CHN
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    DOI: 10.16818/j.issn1001-5868.2024041902 Cite this Article
    DU Shaozeng, FANG Chenxu, LIU Ting, LI Handong. Heteroepitaxial Growth of InSb Thin Films on Si(111) Vicinal Substrates and Their Visible Light Photoconductive Properties[J]. Semiconductor Optoelectronics, 2024, 45(5): 811 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Indium antimonide (InSb) has attracted significant attention owing to its exceptional performance in various fields, including infrared detection, high-speed electronics, and quantum computing. This study explores the heteroepitaxial growth of InSb thin films on Si(111) vicinal substrates and investigates their visible light photoconductive properties. To address the lattice mismatch and thermal expansion coefficient discrepancy between Si and InSb, a Bi buffer layer was employed in conjunction with a two-step growth strategy, enabling the successful fabrication of high-quality single-crystalline InSb(111) thin films on Si(111) planar substrates. However, on Si(111) vicinal substrates exhibiting a high-density step structure, the grown Bi(001) buffer layers exhibited numerous anti-phase domain defects, leading to the formation of polycrystalline InSb thin films on these surfaces. The fabricated InSb/Bi/Si heterostructures displayed a negative photoconductivity effect under simulated solar illumination, which is attributed to the trapping of photogenerated charge carriers in the interfacial states of the heterostructure.
    DU Shaozeng, FANG Chenxu, LIU Ting, LI Handong. Heteroepitaxial Growth of InSb Thin Films on Si(111) Vicinal Substrates and Their Visible Light Photoconductive Properties[J]. Semiconductor Optoelectronics, 2024, 45(5): 811
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