Abstract
To optimize the performance of quantum dot infrared detectors(QDIDs), influences of structure parameters of on the
detectivity are investigated. Effects of quantum dot (QD) density, doping levels, the number of QD layers and transverse
distance between QD layers have been analyzed. Increasing densities of QD and donors can enhance the detectivity, but
optimized detectivity needs a proper proportion between them. QDIPs exhibit optimized detectivity with the normalized QD
density between 0.3~0.6, and the detectivity is sensitive to the transverse distances between QD layers when coupling is
significant. The temperature sensitivity is discussed, the theoretical results agree well with the experimental results.
Keywords
Quantum dot, Infrared detector, Doping.
Citation
HONG ZHANG, YI ZHANG, X. SANG, C. YU, G. ZHOU, J. YUAN, Influences of structure parameters on the detectivity of quantum dot infrared detectors, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 5, May 2009, pp.395-398 (2009).
Submitted at: May 20, 2009
Accepted at: May 25, 2009