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Effect of Material Properties on the Performance of a-Si,Ge:H,F Photodetectors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
Abstract
We report a study of the transient photoconductivity of a-Si,Ge:H,F in reversebiased Schottky barrier detectors. The barriers were used to detect light pulses from commercial (AI,Ga)As laser diodes. The photodetectors work at a modulation frequency of up to 10MHz. Lowering the optical gap, Eopt, reduces the optical absorption length but raises the dark current and thus reduces the specific detectivity D*. The charge collection efficiency is determined by deep trapping of electrons in the conduction band tail. The frequency response is controlled by the electron drift mobility. The performance of the photodetector is discussed in terms of the optical and transport properties of the a- Si,Ge:H,F alloys.
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