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1/f Noise and Dark Current Correlation in Midwave InAs/GaSb Type-II Superlattice IR Detectors
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Embedded systems, Electronic and embedded systems. Research and Development Department (R&D), IRnova AB, Isafjordsgatan 22, Kista, 164 40 Sweden.
Research and Development Department (R&D), IRnova AB, Isafjordsgatan 22, Kista, 164 40 Sweden.
Research and Development Department (R&D), IRnova AB, Isafjordsgatan 22, Kista, 164 40 Sweden.
Research and Development Department (R&D), IRnova AB, Isafjordsgatan 22, Kista, 164 40 Sweden.
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2021 (English)In: Physica Status Solidi (A): Applications and Materials Science, ISSN 1862-6300, E-ISSN 1862-6319, Vol. 218, no 3, p. 2000557-Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Herein, results from noise and dark current density studies on InAs/GaSb type-II superlattice IR detectors are presented. The activation energy of the dark current density is used to identify the dominating dark current mechanisms (generation–recombination (GR), tunneling, or diffusion dark current) as a function of temperature and bias. The bias evolution of the power spectral density (PSD) is measured in dark conditions for several temperatures. At the operating bias of the detectors, the arrays show a white noise–dominated spectrum up to 100 K with a minor 1/f contribution (corner frequency around 10 Hz), while for higher temperatures the spectra are 1/f dominated. The 1/f noise component is compared to the dominating dark current mechanism in the same temperature and bias regimes. A strong correlation between the 1/f noise component and the dominating dark current (I) is found, with the PSD proportional to I for tunneling currents and I2 for GR and diffusion currents. Very low noise coefficients of αGR = 4.8 × 10−9 Hz−1, αdiff = 1.9 × 10−10 Hz−1, and αtun = 2.1 × 10−16 A Hz−1 are observed for these detectors. 

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Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2021. Vol. 218, no 3, p. 2000557-
Keywords [en]
1/f noise, activation energy, dark current, IR detectors, type-II superlattice, Edge detection, III-V semiconductors, Indium antimonides, Indium arsenide, Infrared detectors, Power spectral density, Spectral density, White noise, Corner frequency, Current mechanisms, Dark conditions, Diffusion currents, Inas/gasb type-ii superlattices, Power spectral densities (PSD), Strong correlation, Tunneling current, Dark currents
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Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-285318DOI: 10.1002/pssa.202000557ISI: 000578553300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85092284613OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-285318DiVA, id: diva2:1505871
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1. Process development of III-V-based infrared detectors
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2024 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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Processutveckling av III-V-baserade infraröda detektorer
Abstract [en]

Type-II Superlattice (T2SL) detectors have revolutionized the field of infraredimaging, establishing themselves as the forefront technology in defense, space,and industrial applications. These detectors enable larger formats and higheroperating temperatures (HOT) that minimize the need for bulky and energyconsumingcryogenic cooling, paving the way for imaging systems with reducedSize, Weight, and Power (SWaP).Their versatility across various IR wavebands—long-wavelength, midwavelength,and extended short-wavelength—combined with the intrinsicscalability characteristic of III-V detectors, positions T2SL technology as the idealchoice for next-generation HOT and high-resolution (HD) detectors.This thesis focuses on improving the manufacturing process for T2SL arrays toreduce surface leakage currents induced during pixel etching. This challengebecomes more pronounced with smaller pixels and directly affects the maximumoperating temperature.The investigation into T2SL detector performance provides comprehensiveinsights into the detectors' electrical characteristics. This includes 1/f noiseanalysis and a detailed experimental and quantitative modeling of surface leakagecurrents, proposing strategies for their reduction. Furthermore, the study delvesinto light-matter interactions within focal plane arrays (FPAs) to describe opticalconcentration effects to increase the sensitivity and provides Modulation transferfunction measurements and simulations to discuss the resolution of T2SL arrays.Employing diverse Sb-based T2SL detector photodiode structures, this thesisreports significant progress in the fabrication process, leading to remarkableachievements. These include the demonstration and industrial production of a640 × 512 – 15 μm format FPA operating at 150 K; the production of 10, 7.5,and 5 μm pitch arrays, all capable of functioning at 150 K; and the demonstrationof small-pitch HD FPAs, with the capability of operating at 150K.

Abstract [sv]

Typ-II Supergitter (T2SL) detektorer har revolutionerat fältet för infraröd (IR)avbildning och etablerat sig som spetsteknologi inom försvar, rymd ochindustriella tillämpningar. Dessa detektorer möjliggör större format och högrearbetstemperaturer (HOT) som minskar behovet av plats- och energikrävandekryogen kylning, vilket banar väg för IR-kameror med minskad Storlek, Vikt ochEnergiåtgång (SWaP).Deras mångsidighet över olika IR-våglängdsband—långvåg, mellanvåg ochkortvåg—kombinerat med den inneboende skalbarheten som är karakteristisk förIII-V material, positionerar T2SL-teknologin som det ideala valet för nästagenerations HOT och högupplösta (HD) detektorer.Denna avhandling fokuserar på att förbättra tillverkningsprocessen för T2SLdetektormatriserför att minska ytströmmar som uppstår vid pixeletsning. Dennautmaning växer med minskad pixelstorlek och påverkar direkt en detektorsmaximala arbetstemperatur.Genom att betrakta T2SL-detektorernas prestanda ges omfattande insikter idetektorernas elektriska egenskaper. Detta inkluderar analys av 1/f-brus och endetaljerad experimentell och kvantitativ modellering av ytströmmar, samt förslagpå strategier för att reducera dessa. Vidare går studien in på fenomenet av optiskkoncentration som uppstår i fokalplansmatriser (FPAer) och resulterar i ett ökatsignal-brusförhållande. Slutligen analyseras graden av optiska och elektriskaläckage mellan närliggande pixlar genom mätning och simulering avmoduleringsöverföringsfunktionen.Denna avhandling presenterar betydande framsteg i tillverkningsprocessen hosflera olika T2SL-detektorstrukturer vilket resulterat i anmärkningsvärda stegframåt för IR-detektorteknologin. Dessa inkluderar industriell produktion avFPAer med 640 × 512 pixlar med 15 μm:s pixelstorlek och med enarbetstemperatur på 150 K; produktionen av detektormatriser med 10, 7.5, och 5μm pixel-till-pixelavstånd, alla kapabla att fungera vid 150 K; och demonstrationav HD FPAer, med förmåga att fungera vid 150 K.

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Stockholm, Sweden: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2024. p. 191
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TRITA-EECS-AVL ; 2024:18
Keywords
infrared detectors, Type-II superlattice, surface leakage, high operating temperature, passivation, optical concentration, modulation transfer function, noise., infraröda detektorer, Typ-II supergitter, ytströmmar, hög arbetstemperatur, passivering, optisk koncentration, moduleringsöverföringsfunktion, brus
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Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
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Information and Communication Technology
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-343591 (URN)978-91-8040-847-9 (ISBN)
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2024-03-13, Electrum, Sal C, Kistagången 16, Stockholm, 13:00 (English)
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