A different approach,using the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown ZnS-based Schottky photodiode technology,is applied to fabricate an 8×8 photodiode array.The micro-processing procedures of this photodiode array ...A different approach,using the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown ZnS-based Schottky photodiode technology,is applied to fabricate an 8×8 photodiode array.The micro-processing procedures of this photodiode array including standard photolithography,a number of metallisation,wet-chemical etching and SiO_2 deposition for insulation are developed.The detector is characterized to have a cutoff wavelength at 340 nm and the photo-responsivity measurements on the pixels result an ultraviolet (UV) response as high as 0.15 A/W,corresponding to an external quantum efficiency of 55% in the visible-blind spectral ranging from 400 down to 250nm.Imaging tests indicate that this array is able to capture the intensity profile of a given UV light source with reasonably good capability.展开更多
文摘A different approach,using the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown ZnS-based Schottky photodiode technology,is applied to fabricate an 8×8 photodiode array.The micro-processing procedures of this photodiode array including standard photolithography,a number of metallisation,wet-chemical etching and SiO_2 deposition for insulation are developed.The detector is characterized to have a cutoff wavelength at 340 nm and the photo-responsivity measurements on the pixels result an ultraviolet (UV) response as high as 0.15 A/W,corresponding to an external quantum efficiency of 55% in the visible-blind spectral ranging from 400 down to 250nm.Imaging tests indicate that this array is able to capture the intensity profile of a given UV light source with reasonably good capability.