Photovoltaic Ge/SiGe quantum dot mid-infrared photodetector enhanced by surface plasmons
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| Authors | Yakimov A.I., Kirienko V.V., Bloshkin A.A., Armbrister V.A., Dvurechenskii A.V., Hartmann J.-M. |
| Year | 2017-0472 |
| Source-Title | Optics Express |
| Affiliations | Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation, CEA, LETI, Minatec Campus, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France |
| Abstract | We report the fabrication and characterization of a multilayer Ge quantum dot detector grown on Si1?xGex virtual substrate (x = 0.18) for photovoltaic mid-wave infrared photodetection. Detector displays an over 100% photovoltaic response enhancement as compared to a conventional Ge/Si device due to smaller hole e ective mass in the SiGe barriers. A further enhancement in sensitivity is achieved by excitation of surface plasmon polariton waves in a Ge/SiGe photodetector coupled with a two-dimensional plasmonic structure. The plasmonic resonance induced photocurrent enhancement is found to be larger when the incident infrared light illuminates the detector from its substrate side. At zero bias and 90 K, the responsivity of 40 mA/W and peak detectivity of 1.4 × 1011 cm·Hz1/2/W are determined at a wavelength of 4 µm. © 2017 Optical Society of America. |
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| Index-Keywords | Display devices, Electromagnetic wave polarization, Germanium, Infrared detectors, Infrared radiation, Nanocrystals, Photodetectors, Photons, Semiconductor quantum dots, Substrates, Surface plasmon resonance, Fabrication and characterizations, Mid wave infrared (MWIR), Mid-infrared photodetectors, Photocurrent enhancement, Photovoltaic response, Plasmonic resonances, Surface plasmon polaritons, Virtual substrates, Plasmons |
| ISSN | 10944087 |
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