a Dipartimento Ingegneria Elettronica and INFM, Università di Roma Tre, V. Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
b Walter Schottky Institute, Technical University of Munich, Am Coulombwall, Garching, Germany
Abstract:
Electrical and optoelectronic characterization of p–i–n devices based on a-SiOx : H thin film alloys is presented. It is shown that near infrared electroluminescence can be obtained for applied fields higher than a typical threshold depending on the p/i and n/i interface structure. Electroluminescence (EL) intensity under AC excitation is independent of frequency up to 20 kHz and exhibits rise and decay times of about 10 μs. Optical properties of a-SiOx : H materials allow the integration of LED devices and optical waveguides, which can be coupled to planar silicon detectors for obtaining Si-based optoelectronic circuits.