Application of dopant segregation to metal-germanium-metal photodetectors and its dark current suppression mechanism

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Zang, H ^a,b   Lee, S J ^b   Loh, W Y ^a   Wang, J ^a   Yu, M B ^a   Lo, G Q ^a   Kwong, D L ^a   Cho, B J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARK CURRENTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GERMANIUM; OPTIMIZATION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

DARK CURRENT SUPPRESSION MECHANISMS; DOPANT SEGREGATION;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 38949139017     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2841061     Document Type: Article

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