An Amorphous (Al<sub>0.12</sub>Ga<sub>0.88</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Deep Ultraviolet Photodetector

The authors report the deposition of an (Al<sub>x</sub>Ga<sub>1-x</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> amorphous thin film on sapphire substrates by sputter deposition. An amorphous deep ultraviolet (UV) (Al<sub>0.12</sub>Ga<sub>0.88</s...

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Main Authors: Shu-Bai Liu, Shoou-Jinn Chang, Sheng-Po Chang, Chia-Hsun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9115846/
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Summary:The authors report the deposition of an (Al<sub>x</sub>Ga<sub>1-x</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> amorphous thin film on sapphire substrates by sputter deposition. An amorphous deep ultraviolet (UV) (Al<sub>0.12</sub>Ga<sub>0.88</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photodetector, with a cutoff wavelength at 230 nm, was also fabricated. With &#x2212;10 V applied bias, it was found the dark leakage current and the linear dynamic range (LDR) of the fabricated photodetector were about 1.23&#x00A0;&#x00D7;&#x00A0;10<sup>&#x2212;9</sup> A and 59.51 dB, respectively. With the same &#x2212;10 V applied bias, the UVC&#x002F;UVA contrast ratio was larger than 20. With &#x03BB;<sub>illumination</sub> &#x003D; 230 nm and &#x2212;5 V applied bias, it was found noise equivalent power (NEP) and detectivity (D<sup>&#x002A;</sup>) of the fabricated amorphous deep UV (Al<sub>0.12</sub>Ga<sub>0.88</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photodetector were 9.94&#x00A0;&#x00D7;&#x00A0;10<sup>&#x2212;11</sup> W and 2.11&#x00A0;&#x00D7;&#x00A0;10<sup>10</sup> cmHz<sup>1&#x002F;2</sup>W<sup>&#x2212;1</sup>, respectively. These results suggest the fabricated amorphous deep UV (Al<sub>0.12</sub>Ga<sub>0.88</sub>)<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photodetector herein indicate a cost-effective solution for developing DUV photodetector applications.
ISSN:1943-0655