Experimental And Theoretical Analysis Of The Contribution Of The Graded Region To The Current And RoA Of HgCdTe Diodes

S. E. Schacham; E. Finkman

doi:10.1117/12.960644

12 September 1989 Experimental And Theoretical Analysis Of The Contribution Of The Graded Region To The Current And RoA Of HgCdTe Diodes

S. E. Schacham, E. Finkman

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Proceedings Volume 1106, Future Infrared Detector Materials; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960644
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The validity of the assumption that the contribution of the n region to the current of Hg1-xCdxTe diodes is negligible was examined. By placing such diodes in a magnetic field we were able to separate between the current component originating in the p -type substrate, and that from the graded n region. Experimental results show that the ratio between these currents is 0.5 - 3, depending on temperature. The theoretical analysis reveals the influence of the electric field present outside the depletion region on the current generated by the graded region. This field not only produces a drift component, which drives the minority carriers into the junction, it also greatly modifies the excess carrier distribution, thereby changing diffusion part of the current. The analysis shows the importance of the lifetime profile in the graded region, which is a function of the specific recombination mechanism and its dependence on the local dopant concentration. The effect of parameters such as substrate concentration, surface concentration, and junction depth on this current is discussed.

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S. E. Schacham and E. Finkman "Experimental And Theoretical Analysis Of The Contribution Of The Graded Region To The Current And RoA Of HgCdTe Diodes", Proc. SPIE 1106, Future Infrared Detector Materials, (12 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960644

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