Marshall, A.R.J., David, J.P.R. and Tan, C.H. (2010) Impact ionization in InAs electron avalanche photodiodes. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 57 (10). pp. 2631-2638. ISSN 0018-9383
Abstract
A systematic study of impact ionization, avalanche multiplication, and excess noise in InAs diodes has been carried out, confirming that avalanche multiplication is dominated by the impact ionization of electrons. This results in highly desirable "electron avalanche photodiode" characteristics previously only demonstrated in HgCdTe diodes, which are discussed in detail. The suppression of excess noise by nonlocal effects, to levels below the local model minimum of F = 2, is explained. An electron ionization coefficient is calculated and shown to be capable of modeling the electron impact ionization, which differs characteristically from that in wider bandgap III-V materials.
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Keywords: | Avalanche photodiode (APD); electron avalanche photodiode (e-APD); impact ionization; InAs; ionization coefficient |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Miss Anthea Tucker |
Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2010 10:04 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2014 14:18 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TED.2010.2058330 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/TED.2010.2058330 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:42655 |