Photoresponse study of visible blind GaN/AlGaN p-i-n ultraviolet photodetector

The spectral responsivity characteristics have been numerically studied for visible blind GaN/AlGaN p-i-n ultraviolet detector. The effects of the absorption layer and the n-layer thicknesses on the photoresponse have been investigated. It is shown that the absorption layer and n-layer thicknesses have notable impacts on the peak value of photoresponse and the rejection ratio of short-wavelength side, respectively. Finally, the effect of doping concentration of the absorption layer on photoresponse is discussed in detail. It is demonstrated that mobility degradation, Radiative and Auger recombinations are jointly responsible for the decrease of photoresponse with increasing doping concentration of the absorption layer.