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27 June 1996 Direct MOVPE growth of HgCdTe on Si substrates for long-wavelength infrared photodiodes
Kenji Maruyama, Hiroji Ebe, Hironori Nishino, T. Okamoto, S. Murakami, Tamio Saito, Y. Nishijima, Hideo Wada, Mitsuhiro Nagashima, Yashiroh Nogami, Kunihiro Tanikawa, Hiromichi Shirahata
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Proceedings Volume 2744, Infrared Technology and Applications XXII; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243468
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States
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Antiphase- and twinning-free (111)B HgCdTe layers were directly grown on (100) Si substrates by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE). The quality of the HgCdTe layers was evaluated for long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) photodiodes. Direct growth of (111)B CdTe on (100) Si tended to contain antiphase and twinning due to a lack of polarity in the Si crystal structure. To polarize the nonpolar Si surface, we adsorbed polar molecules on Si surface with metalorganic tellurium (Te). A metalorganic tellurium adsorption and annealing technique is effective for growing high quality CdTe buffer layers on Si substrates. This technique eliminates antiphase domains and prevents twinning. The crystallinity of the Hg1-xCdxTe (x equals 0.22 to 0.24) layers grown on Si was evaluated. We have achieved 119 arc sec. full width at half maximum (FWHM) by x-ray analysis and 1.5 multiplied by 106 cm-2 etch pit density (EPD) for a 17-micrometer-thick layer. LWIR photodiodes were fabricated from the p-type (111)B HgCdTe layers on (100) Si substrates using planer technology. The n-type regions, formed by boron ion implantation, were 50 micrometer by 75 micrometer by design. A quantum efficiency of 42% was obtained at a cutoff wavelength of 9.0 micrometer at 78 K. The zero bias resistance-area product (R0A) was 8.9 multiplied by 101 (Omega) cm2. We were able to increase the R0A and quantum efficiency with MOVPE grown HgCdTe/Si wafers by 50% of those obtained with liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) grown HgCdTe/CdZnTe.
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Kenji Maruyama, Hiroji Ebe, Hironori Nishino, T. Okamoto, S. Murakami, Tamio Saito, Y. Nishijima, Hideo Wada, Mitsuhiro Nagashima, Yashiroh Nogami, Kunihiro Tanikawa, and Hiromichi Shirahata "Direct MOVPE growth of HgCdTe on Si substrates for long-wavelength infrared photodiodes", Proc. SPIE 2744, Infrared Technology and Applications XXII, (27 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243468
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KEYWORDS
Silicon
Photodiodes
Mercury cadmium telluride
Tellurium
Adsorption
Semiconducting wafers
Annealing
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