Ge/SiGe Quantum Well p-i-n Structures for Uncooled Infrared Bolometers

作者: Fatih Bilge Atar , Alper Yesilyurt , Mehmet Cengiz Onbasli , Oguz Hanoglu , Ali K. Okyay

DOI: 10.1109/LED.2011.2164390

关键词: Materials scienceGermaniumSiliconSilicon-germaniumTemperature coefficientQuantum wellTemperature measurementInfraredBolometerOptoelectronics

摘要: The temperature dependence of current is investigated experimentally for silicon-germanium (Si-Ge) multi-quantum-well p-i-n devices on Si substrates as uncooled bolometer active layers. Temperature coefficient resistance values high -5.8%/K are recorded. This value considerably higher than that even commercial materials in addition to being well above the previous efforts based CMOS compatible materials.

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