Ge/Si (001) Photodetector for Near Infrared Light

Lorenzo Colace, G. Masini, F. Galluzzi, Gaetano Assanto, Giovanni Capellini, L. Di Gaspare, F. Evangelisti

Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part B, Solid state phenomena/Solid state phenomena · 1997 · 44 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

We report on Ge Schottky diodes epitaxially grown on Si(001) exhibiting a good responsivity in the near-infrared up to 1.55 mu m. The Ge layers were grown by UHV chemical vapor deposition. It was found that the photocurrent increases upon increasing the reverse bias, reaching a maximum responsivity of 0.12 A/W at 1.3 mu m for 4 V bias. The leakage current density at the saturation voltage is 1 nA/mu m(2).