NDLI: Infrared photodetectors operating at near room temperature

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Author	Piotrowski, J. Musca, C.A. Dell, J.M. Faraone, L.
Copyright Year	1998
Description	Author affiliation: VIGO Syst., Warsaw, Poland (Piotrowski, J.)
Abstract	Recent progress in the field of infrared photodetectors operating in the 3-16 /spl mu/m spectral range at near room-temperatures (200-300 K) is reported. The fundamental limits to performance of the devices are imposed by the statistical nature of thermal generation-recombination processes and related noise. The figure of merit of a material for photodetectors is the ratio of absorption coefficient to the volume generation rate, /spl alpha//G. Comparing various materials one can find that narrow bandgap semiconductors exhibit much higher /spl alpha//G than extrinsic materials. While HgCdTe remains the most important material for near room temperature infrared photodetectors, HgMnTe, HgZnTe, InAsSb and Tl-based III-V compounds are possible candidates to replace it. The performance of near room temperature infrared (NRTIR) photodetectors can be improved by reduction of the total rate of generation and recombination in the active region of the device. Various methods to achieve this are discussed including selection of semiconductor, non-equilibrium mode of operation, and elimination of parasitic thermal generation on surfaces and contacts. Further improvement can be obtained by reduction of the physical volume of the detector without reduction of the apparent "optical" area of the device by the use of optical concentrators and optically resonant cavities. Similar methods are applicable to cryogenically cooled detectors operating at very long wavelengths (16-30 /spl mu/m). Various practical NRTIR photodetectors are described, such as photoconductive, photoelectromagnetic and photovoltaic detectors. Photovoltaic devices are the most promising type of NRTIR, since they require no bias and exhibit no low frequency noise. However, conventional single junction photovoltaic detectors suffer from very low quantum efficiency and low resistance. These limitations can be removed with novel solutions based on multijunction heterostructures which are capable of achieving high performance in practice.
Starting Page	124
Ending Page	127
File Size	520755
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780345134
DOI	10.1109/COMMAD.1998.791599
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-12-14
Publisher Place	Australia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Photodetectors Temperature III-V semiconductor materials Detectors Photovoltaic systems Solar power generation Optical devices Infrared spectra Noise generators Semiconductor device noise
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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