Performance limitations of InGaAs photodiodes

Antoni Rogalski

doi:10.1117/12.344747

8 April 1999 Performance limitations of InGaAs photodiodes

Antoni Rogalski

Proceedings Volume 3725, International Conference on Solid State Crystals '98: Epilayers and Heterostructures in Optoelectronics and Semiconductor Technology; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344747
Event: International Conference on Solid State Crystals '98, 1998, Zakopane, Poland

Abstract

The carrier lifetimes in In_xGa_1-xAs (InGaAs) ternary alloys for radiative and Auger recombination are calculated for temperature 300 K in the short wavelength range 1.5 < (lambda) < 3.7 micrometers . Due to photon recycling, an order of magnitude enhancements in the radiative lifetimes over those obtained from the standard van Roosbroeck and Shockley expression, has been assumed. The possible Auger recombination mechanisms (CHCC, CHLH and CHSH processes) in direct-gap semiconductors are investigated. In n-type and p-type materials the carrier lifetimes are similar. It is clearly shown that in the range of low doping concentration, the carrier lifetime is determined by radiative recombination. For n-type material in the range of higher doping level, a competition between radiative and CHCC processes take place; instead for p-type materials the most effective channel of Auger mechanisms is the CHSH process. A special attention has been put on discussion of the carrier lifetimes in both types of In_0.53Ga_0.47As materials. Consequence of enhancement in the radiative lifetime leads to higher ultimate performance of photodiodes. The performance (R_oA product) of heterostructure InGaAs photovoltaic devices are analyzed. Both the n-on-p (with p-type active region) as well as p-on- n (with n-type active region) are considered. Finally, theoretically predicted performance of InGaAs photodiodes are compared with experimental data reported by other authors.

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Antoni Rogalski "Performance limitations of InGaAs photodiodes", Proc. SPIE 3725, International Conference on Solid State Crystals '98: Epilayers and Heterostructures in Optoelectronics and Semiconductor Technology, (8 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344747

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Photodiodes

Indium gallium arsenide

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