Investigation of n-ZnO/p-porous GaAs/p++-GaAs heterostructure for photodetection applications

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Lebib, Amira [1 ]
Beji, Lotfi [2 ]
Hamdaoui, Nejeh [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sousse, Lab Energies & Mat LabEM, LR11ES34, Ecole Super Sci & Technol, Rue Lamine Abassi, Hammam Sousse 4011, Tunisia
[2] Qassim Univ, Dept Phys, Coll Sci & Arts ArRass, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
关键词
Zinc oxide; Porous GaAs; Scanning electron microscopy; Energy dispersive x-ray analysis; Electron transport; Photocurrent; PERFORMANCE; RELAXATION; INTERFACE; GAAS;
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10.1007/s11082-023-06256-9
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this work, we have investigated n-ZnO/p-porous GaAs/p(++)-GaAs heterostructure for low-cost photodetector applications. Solution-based deposition process was used to synthesize ZnO thin film on porous GaAs layer formed by anodic etching. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) was used for chemical characterization and revealed that the deposited ZnO film was oxygen rich. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis demonstrated a porous surface morphology of the ZnO film and the infiltration of a part of the deposited film inside the porous GaAs matrix. The transport mechanisms of the n-ZnO/p-porous_GaAs/p(++)-GaAs heterostructure were investigated via current-voltage (I-V) measurements in the dark at room temperature. I-V characteristic showed rectification behavior, and the maximum value of the rectification ratio is 53 at +/- 1.78 V. A series resistance R-s = 15 Omega and an ideality factor, n = 8, were obtained by using the Cheung function. The Forward I-V curve in Log-Log scales follows a power law dependence characteristic of trap-assisted space charge limited conduction. In the reverse bias voltages, we found that the thermionic emission theory in the presence of an interface layer reproduces the current-voltage characteristic. A potential barrier height of phi(B)= 580 meV and an ideality factor n = 1.06 were obtained. For more investigations, we carried out impedance spectroscopy measurements. From the Cole-Cole impedance curves of the reverse-biased device, we demonstrated the formation of two depletion regions operating in opposite directions to the applied voltage. Conductance-frequency (G-f) experimental results agree with Jonsher's law, proving that charge transport processes across device interfaces occur by jumping between localized states. The analysis of I-V characteristic under illumination demonstrates that the n-ZnO/p-porous GaAs/p(++)-GaAs device can be used for photodetection applications. The measured photocurrent reaches a value of 39 mA for an applied voltage of 1.48 V. The photocurrent spectrum showed a signal without applied voltage and confirmed the presence of an internal electric field that self-polarizes the device.
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