The etching and passivation processes of very long wavelength infrared(VLWIR)detector based on the InAs/GaSb/AlSb type-II superlattice have been studied.By studying the effect of each component in the citric acid solu...The etching and passivation processes of very long wavelength infrared(VLWIR)detector based on the InAs/GaSb/AlSb type-II superlattice have been studied.By studying the effect of each component in the citric acid solution(citric acid,phosphoric acid,hydrogen peroxide,deionized water),the best solution ratio is obtained.After comparing different passivation materials such as sulfide+SiO_(2),Al_(2)O_(3),Si_(3)N_(4) and SU8,it is found that SU8 passivation can reduce the dark current of the device to a greater degree.Combining this wet etching and SU8 passivation,the of VLWIR detector with a mesa diameter of 500μm is about 3.6Ω·cm^(2) at 77 K.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2018YFA0209102 and 2019YFA070104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61790581 and 61274013)the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDPB22)。
文摘The etching and passivation processes of very long wavelength infrared(VLWIR)detector based on the InAs/GaSb/AlSb type-II superlattice have been studied.By studying the effect of each component in the citric acid solution(citric acid,phosphoric acid,hydrogen peroxide,deionized water),the best solution ratio is obtained.After comparing different passivation materials such as sulfide+SiO_(2),Al_(2)O_(3),Si_(3)N_(4) and SU8,it is found that SU8 passivation can reduce the dark current of the device to a greater degree.Combining this wet etching and SU8 passivation,the of VLWIR detector with a mesa diameter of 500μm is about 3.6Ω·cm^(2) at 77 K.