Ng, B.K., David, J.P.R., Plimmer, S.A. et al. (4 more authors) (2001) Avalanche multiplication characteristics of Al0.8Ga0.2As diodes. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 48 (10). pp. 2198-2204. ISSN 0018-9383
Abstract
The avalanche multiplication characteristics of Al0.8Ga 0.2As have been investigated in a series of p-i-n and n-i-p diodes with i-region widths, w, varying from 1 μm to 0.025 μm. The electron ionization coefficient, α, is found to be consistently higher than the hole ionization coefficient, β, over the entire range of electric fields investigated. By contrast with AlxGa1-xAs (x≤0.6) a significant difference between the electron and hole initiated multiplication characteristics of very thin Al0.8Ga0.2As diodes (w=0.025 μm) was observed. Dead space effects in the diodes with w≤0.1 μm were found to reduce the multiplication at low bias below the values predicted from bulk ionization coefficients. Effective α and β that are independent of w have been deduced from measurements and are able to reproduce accurately the multiplication characteristics of diodes with w≥0.1 μm and breakdown voltages of all diodes with good accuracy. By performing a simple correction for the dead space, the multiplication characteristics of even thinner diodes were also predicted with reasonable accuracy
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Keywords: | AlGaAs, APD, avalanche multiplication, avalanche photodiodes, ionization coefficients, impact ionization |
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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: | Sherpa Assistant |
Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2005 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2014 06:03 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/16.954454 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/16.954454 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:905 |