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INFRARED PHYSICS & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 2-3, Pages 166-170Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2006.10.027
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quantum dot; intersubband; infrared detector
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Temperature dependent behavior of the responsivity of InAs/GaAs quantum dot infrared photoderectors was investigated with detailed measurement of the current gain. The current gain varied about two orders of magnitude with 100 K temperature change. Meanwhile, the change in quantum efficiency is within a factor of 10. The dramatic change of the current gain is explained by the repulsive coulomb potential of the extra carriers in the QDs. With the measured current gain, the extra carrier number in QDs was calculated. More than one electron per QD could be captured as the dark current increases at 150 K. The extra electrons in the QDs elevated the Fermi level and changed the quantum efficiency of the QDIPs. The temperature dependence of the responsivity was qualitatively explained with the extra electrons. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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