Effects of absorption layer characteristic on spectral photoresponse of mid-wavelength InSb photodiodes

We report on two dimensional numerical simulations of photoresponse characteristic for mid-wavelength InSb infrared photodiodes. Effects of thickness of absorption layer on the photoresponse have been investigated for both front-side and back-side illuminated devices. Optimal thickness of absorption layers for different diffusion lengths is extracted theoretically. Our work shows that the optimal thicknesses of absorption layers strongly depend on the minority carrier lifetimes. An empirical formula is proposed to predict reasonable optimal thicknesses of absorption layer by numerically analyzing its correlations with the diffusion lengths. It is also found that the positive interface fixed charge can reduce the spectral photoresponse due to the charge-induced p-n junction.     

Numerical analysis of two-color HgCdTe infrared photovoltaic heterostructure detector

We report on 2D numerical simulations of spectral photoresponse characteristic for two-color HgCdTe infrared photovoltaic detector. Effects of thickness of absorption layer and doping profiles on the photoresponse, quantum efficiency and crosstalk have been investigated. Optimal thickness of absorption layers and doping profiles are numerically calculated.     

吸收层特性和异质结界面电荷对12.5 μm长波HgCdTe光伏探测器响应率的影响研究

研究了12.5 μm长波HgCdTe探测器的吸收层厚度和异质结界面电荷对器件光响应率的影响.分析了吸收层厚度与吸收长度、扩散长度之间的联系,获得了设计最佳吸收层厚度的经验公式.研究结果显示入射光波长超过截止波长时,响应率随吸收层厚度增加单调增加,并逐渐饱和.响应率峰值对应的波长随吸收层厚度增加,有向长波偏移的趋势.最佳吸收层厚度值随少子寿命或入射光波长的增大而增大.同时,研究了衬底、钝化层与HgCdTe材料之间异质界面电荷对光响应率的影响,发现正的界面电荷在衬底异质结界面处形成诱导pn结,对响应率影响显著 关键词： 长波HgCdTe器件 光伏型红外探测器 光响应率 少子寿命     

Simulation and design consideration of photoresponse for HgCdTe infrared photodiodes

We report on 2D numerical simulations of photoresponse characteristic for long-wavelength HgCdTe infrared photodiodes. Effects of thickness of absorption layer on the photoresponse have been investigated. Optimal thickness of absorption layers at different absorption lengths and diffusion lengths are extracted numerically. An empirical formula is proposed to predict reasonable optimal thickness of absorption layer by theoretically analyzing its correlations with absorption lengths and diffusion lengths.     

n-ZnO:Al/i-ZnO/n-CdS/p-Cu2ZnSnS4太阳能电池光伏特性的分析

具有高光吸收系数的半导体Cu₂ZnSnS₄ (CZTS)薄膜是一种新型太阳能电池材料. 本文对n-ZnO:Al/i-ZnO/n-CdS/p-CZTS结构的CZTS薄膜太阳能电池进行分析, 讨论CZTS薄膜的掺杂浓度、厚度、缺陷态和CdS薄膜的掺杂浓度、 厚度对太阳能电池转换效率的影响以及太阳能电池的温度特性. 分析表明, CZTS薄膜作为太阳能电池的主要光吸收层, CZTS薄膜的掺杂浓度和厚度的取值对太阳能电池的转换效率有显著影响, CZTS薄膜结构缺陷态的存在会导致太阳能电池性能的下降. CdS缓冲层的掺杂浓度、厚度对太阳能电池光伏特性的影响较小. 经结构参数优化得到的n-ZnO:Al/i-ZnO/n-CdS/p-CZTS薄膜太阳能电池的最佳光 伏特性为开路电压1.127 V、短路电流密度27.39 mA/cm²、填充因子87.5%、 转换效率27.02%,转换效率温度系数为-0.14%/K.     

绿色GaP-LED中NH3掺杂的动力学

本文研究了NH3作为气相掺杂剂,在GaP-LED层中氮结合的动力学过程;分析讨论了影响外延层中氮浓度的诸因素.     

Impurities in type-II-staggered InAs/AℓSb superlattices

The physics of impurities in Type-II staggered superlattices is reviewed, with emphasis on changes of doping character, such as shallow to deep and deep to false-valence transitions, that can result from altering layer thicknesses. It is shown how some impurities can change their doping characters from "deep acceptors" (semi-insulating) to shallow donors (n-type) as functions of layer thicknesses in superlattices such as InAs/AℓSb. A particularly important case is an Aℓ_Sb antisite defect in an AℓSb layer of an InAs/AℓSb superlattice. This defect is a deep trap or "deep acceptor" in AℓSb, and a remote donor in some superlattices, depending on the layer thicknesses. It can, by itself, control the electron gas density in a superlattice structure, and so can play an important role in the development of high-speed field-effect transistors.     

Normal distribution profile for doping concentration in multilayer tunnel junction

In this paper, the effect of doping concentration and layer thickness on the performance of tunnel junctions (TJs) is studied. We investigate the behavior of single, double and triple layer structures of TJs. Triple layer structure shows better performance in comparison with the other structures and can reach the higher tunneling current besides lower voltage drop. Also, the behavior of the triple layer TJ with different doping concentration profiles is studied. We propose a new normal distribution profile for doping concentration in multilayer TJs which shows better performance in comparison with the linear and graded doping concentration profiles. The higher $\upalpha $ parameters in normal distribution enhance the device performance with increasing the smoothness of doping variations in the center and edge of the TJ. Finally, we examine different thicknesses of triple layer TJ in order to achieve the optimum structure.     

空穴在动量空间分布对p型量子阱红外探测器响应光谱的影响

通过对p型量子阱红外探测器(QWIP)的自洽计算，得到了量子阱价带的电子结构和器件的光电流谱，并研究了载流子在动量空间分布对p型QWIP光谱响应的影响.计算结果表明，在动量空间不同区域的空穴对器件的光谱响应起着不同作用，从而使得在p型QWIP中，空穴浓度和温度都将影响器件的响应光谱.所得结果合理地解释了实验中器件响应光谱随掺杂浓度和温度的变化. 关键词： p型量子阱红外探测器 响应光谱 空穴浓度 温度     

ZnSe-ZnS超晶格的通光蚀孔及列阵研究

用MOCVD方法在GaAs衬底上生长ZnSe-ZnS超晶格.用化学腐蚀方法在GaAs衬底上开一个通光窗口,使该窗口上仅剩有1～1.8μm厚的生长层.室温下测量了蚀孔后由于化学腐蚀造成生长层表面差异的ZnSe-ZnS超晶格的吸收光谱.研究了带有生长过渡层和无过渡层的超晶格质量对其吸收光谱性能的影响.发现过渡层的存在保护了超晶格激子吸收性能.在此基础上首次采用新工艺在3×3mm2面积上把GaAs衬底金部腐蚀掉,剩下均匀、光滑的ZnSe-ZnS超晶格层,在其上做出了300×300μm2的列阵,为在ZnSe-ZnS超晶格上实现光学双稳的集成化提供了必要条件.     

Influence of delta doping on intersubband transition and absorption in AlGaN/GaN step quantum wells for terahertz applications

Effects of delta doping location and density on intersubband transitions in AlGaN/GaN step quantum wells for terahertz (THz) applications have been investigated by solving Schrödinger and Poisson equations self-consistently. It shows that delta doping near the GaN well/AlGaN step well interface causes a blue-shift, while delta doping in the barrier or near barrier/GaN well and barrier/step well interfaces cause a red-shift first and then a blue-shift with increasing doping density. The shifts are attributed to the combination of many body effect and internal field modulation effect, and can be more than 200% or 70% of the e₁–e₂ transition energy, as for blue-shift or red-shift, respectively. In addition, the influences of delta-doping location and density on the absorption coefficient are also investigated in detail. Delta doping at the middle of a layer is found much more desirable over uniform-doping in order to improve the absorption coefficient, especially in the step well.     

Effect of graphene grain boundaries on MoS_2/graphene heterostructures

The grain boundaries of graphene are disordered topological defects, which would strongly affect the physical and chemical properties of graphene. In this paper, the spectral characteristics and photoresponse of MoS_2/graphene heterostructures are studied. It is found that the blueshift of the G and 2 D peaks of graphene in Raman spectrum is due to doping. The lattice mismatch at the graphene boundaries results in a blueshift of MoS_2 features in the photoluminescence spectra, comparing to the MoS_2 grown on SiO_2. In addition, the photocurrent signal in MoS_2/hexagonal single-crystal graphene heterostructures is successfully captured without bias, but not in MoS_2/polycrystalline graphene heterostructures.The electron scattering at graphene grain boundaries affects the optical response of MoS_2/graphene heterostructures. The photoresponse of the device is attributed to the optical absorption and response of MoS_2 and the high carrier mobility of graphene. These findings offer a new approach to develop optoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional material heterostructures.     

基于择优掺杂取向研究Y掺杂量对ZnTe电子结构和吸收光谱的影响

Zn Te由于其特有的禁带宽度,光学性质以及可重掺杂等特性,使得众多学者对其进行了系列的相关研究,但关于Y掺杂浓度和掺杂方式对Zn Te性质的影响却鲜有报道.作者采用密度泛函理论框架下的广义梯度近似方法,分别计算了Y在掺杂浓度为1.56at%、3.12at%、4.69at%下Zn Te的几何结构、能带结构、态密度分布、吸收光谱等性质,以及不同掺杂方式对体系的影响.结果表明:在掺杂浓度为3.12at%,掺杂方式不相同时,掺杂原子沿[111]晶向排布的形成能最低,即[111]晶向为择优晶向.当掺杂浓度为4.69at%时,择优晶面为(111)面.若要实现更高浓度的Y掺杂,沿(111)晶面掺杂更容易实现.对于实验而言,更高浓度的Y掺杂,掺杂原子在Zn Te体系中更容易沿(111)晶面进行集中排列. Y掺杂Zn Te后,体系的禁带宽度变大,吸收光谱发生蓝移,对可见光的吸收强度减小.在浓度为3.12at%时禁带宽度最大,蓝移现象最明显,吸收强度最小. Y掺杂后体系变为n型半导体,可以使用这种掺杂方式制作P-N结二极管．     

Dependence of InGaN solar cell performance on polarization-induced electric field and carrier lifetime

The effects of Mg-induced net acceptor doping concentration and carrier lifetime on the performance of a p-i-n InGaN solar cell are investigated. It is found that the electric field induced by spontaneous and piezoelectric polariza- tion in the i-region could be totally shielded when the Mg-induced net acceptor doping concentration is sufficiently high. The polarization-induced potential barriers are reduced and the short circuit current density is remarkably increased from 0.21 mA/cm2 to 0.95 mA/cm2 by elevating the Mg doping concentration. The carrier lifetime determined by defect density of i-InGaN also plays an important role in determining the photovoltaic properties of solar cell. The short circuit current density severely degrades, and the performance of InGaN solar cell becomes more sensitive to the polarization when carrier lifetime is lower than the transit time. This study demonstrates that the crystal quality of InGaN absorption layer is one of the most important challenges in realizing high efficiency InGaN solar cells.     

Self-consistent analysis of double-δ-doped InAlAs/InGaAs/InP HEMTs

We have carried out a theoretical study of double-5-doped InAlAs/InGaAs/InP high electron mobility transistor （HEMT） by means of the finite differential method. The electronic states in the quantum well of the HEMT are calculated self-consistently. Instead of boundary conditions, initial conditions are used to solve the Poisson equation. The concentration of two-dimensional electron gas （2DEG） and its distribution in the HEMT have been obtained. By changing the doping density of upper and lower impurity layers we find that the 2DEG concentration confined in the channel is greatly affected by these two doping layers. But the electrons depleted by the Schottky contact are hardly affected by the lower impurity layer. It is only related to the doping density of upper impurity layer. This means that we can deal with the doping concentrations of the two impurity layers and optimize them separately. Considering the sheet concentration and the mobility of the electrons in the channel, the optimized doping densities are found to be 5 × 10^12 and 3× 10^12 cm^-2 for the upper and lower impurity layers, respectively, in the double-5-doped InAlAs/InGaAs/InP HEMTs.     

透射式GaAs光电阴极材料的MOCVD生长

用常压MOCVD装置,制备了透射式GaAs光电阴极材料。发射层P-型GaAs掺杂浓度到10¹⁸-10¹⁹cm^-3,少子扩散长度到4.02μm。AlGaAs层的Al组分含量到0.83,其吸收光谱长波限与设计值基本符合。利用此材料进行了阴极激活实验,制成了透射式GaAs光阴极。     

磁控溅射Cl掺杂CdTe薄膜的孪晶结构与电学性质

CdTe用作薄膜太阳能电池吸收层需要经过氯处理才能得到高的光电转换效率,其中Cl原子的作用机理仍然没有完全被理解.实验发现Cl原子主要偏聚在CdTe晶界处,对晶界有钝化作用,而有第一性原理计算认为Cl原子掺入CdTe晶格能够引入浅能级提高光电转换效率.为了验证Cl原子掺杂是否对CdTe的光电转换效率有益,本文通过磁控溅射制备了100 ppm(ppm=1/1000000)Cl原子掺杂的CdTe(CdTe:Cl)薄膜并研究了薄膜的晶体结构与电学性质,同时对比了正常氯处理的无掺杂CdTe薄膜与CdTe:Cl薄膜之间的性质区别.实验发现Cl原子掺杂会在CdTe:Cl中形成大量仅由几个原子层构成的孪晶,电子和空穴在CdTe:Cl薄膜中没有分离的传导通道,而在氯处理后的CdTe薄膜中电子沿晶界传导,空穴沿晶粒内部传导.磁控溅射沉积的CdTe:Cl多晶薄膜属于高阻材料,退火前载流子迁移率很低,退火后载流子浓度降低到本征数量级,电阻率提高.CdTe:Cl薄膜电池效率远低于正常氯处理的无掺杂CdTe薄膜电池效率.磁控溅射制备的非平衡重掺杂CdTe:Cl多晶薄膜不适合用作薄膜太阳能电池的吸收层.     

掺碲硒化镓晶体的光学性能

采用水平区熔法生长了碲（Te）掺杂浓度（质量百分比）分别为0.05%,0.1%,0.5%,1%,2%的硒化镓（GaSe）晶体,并分别对掺杂浓度为0.01%,0.07%,0.38%,0.67%,2.07%的GaSe∶Te晶体的光学性能进行了表征。首次研究了GaSe∶Te晶体中刚性层声子模式的转换。吸收光谱测试结果表明：当Te掺杂浓度小于0.38%时,振动中心位于0.59 THz附近的E＇（2）刚性模式吸收峰强度可达最大值,这一过程与GaSe∶Te晶体光学性能的提高密切相关。但Te掺杂浓度的进一步提高会导致E＇（2）刚性模式吸收峰强度逐渐减弱,当Te掺杂浓度为1%时,E＇（2）刚性模式吸收峰基本消失。这两个过程与GaSe∶Te晶体光学质量的下降密切相关。因此,E＇（2）刚性模式吸收强度达到最高时对应的掺杂浓度即是GaSe∶Te晶体中Te的最佳掺杂浓度,光整流产生太赫兹过程证实了此结论的正确性。     

Influence of tungsten doping concentration on the electronic and optical properties of anatase TiO2

The structural, electronic and optical properties of tungsten-doped TiO₂ have been investigated using density functional theory with plane wave basis sets and ultrasoft pseuodopotential. Substitutional W doping at Ti sites create W 5d states just below the conduction band minimum while interstitial W doping gives isolated W 5d states in the middle of forbidden region. Averaged bond lengths show that W doping at Ti sites produce minimum structural distortion as compared to the interstitial W-doped TiO₂. Substitutional W-doped TiO₂ has better visible light absorption compared to interstitial W-doped TiO₂ and has stable configuration which provide reasonable explanation for the experimental findings. Tungsten doping in TiO₂ with different doping concentrations is investigated as an enabling concept for enhancing the visible light absorption. Optical properties show that optimal W doping concentration would improve the visible light absorption. 2.08% W doping concentration gives strong visible and ultraviolet light absorption among all doped models found consistent with experiments.     

二甲基亚砜添加剂对聚合物太阳能电池性能的影响

研究了二甲基亚砜(DMSO)掺杂浓度对基于聚(3-己基噻吩)(P3HT)和(6,6)-苯基碳60丁酸甲酯(PCBM)为有源层的聚合物太阳能电池性能影响。结果表明,掺杂DMSO可以提高聚合物太阳能电池短路电流密度和填充因子。DMSO掺杂质量比为3%时,电池短路电流密度提高到7.88 mA·cm-2,填充因子为55.5%。能量转换效率达到2.54％,相比没有掺杂DMSO的电池,能量转换效率提高了17%。傅里叶变换红外光谱被用于鉴定和分析掺杂DMSO对材料P3HT∶PCBM化学性质的影响。傅里叶变换红外光谱表明,掺杂后P3HT和PCBM的化学性质都没有改变。为分析掺杂DMSO改善器件能量转换效率的原因,通过紫外-可见光谱和电流密度-电压特性曲线分别表征器件的光吸收能力以及电致发光器件的载流子迁移率。与P3HT∶PCBM薄膜相比,P3HT∶PCBM∶DMSO薄膜在可见光范围内的吸收峰有明显红移且吸收强度增强。可见光吸收的改善是实现短路电流密度提高的有力保障。太阳能电池性能的增强是因为DMSO的掺杂提高了P3HT∶PCBM的载流子迁移率和吸收光谱宽度。