Abstract
A practical quantitative model is presented to account for the I-V characteristics of pin diodes based on epitaxial Ge-like materials. The model can be used to quantify how the different material properties and recombination mechanisms affect the diode performance. The importance of dislocations, non-passivated defects, and residual intrinsic layer doping in determining the qualitative shape of the I-V curves is discussed in detail. Examples are shown covering literature diodes as well as diodes fabricated with the purpose of validating the theoretical effort.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 124501 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 28 2024 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy