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Transport mechanism of Γ- and X-band electrons iAs/AlAs/GaAs double-barrier quantum-well infrared photodetectors

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, ISSN: 1550-235X, Vol: 54, Issue: 3, Page: 2059-2066
1996
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The effect of the Γ- and X-band electrons in the (Formula presented)(Formula presented)As/AlAs/GaAs double-barrier quantum well (DBQW) is investigated by a microscopic empirical pseudopotential calculation. The DBQW structure used in the calculation is designed as a 3-5-μm quantum-well infrared photodetector with an associated transition energy of 313 meV. DBQW tunneling transmission via Γ- and X-like states as a function of electron energy and applied voltage are described and compared to that in a single-barrier AlAs/GaAs quantum well. The dark current is simulated by the confined ground-state electron tunneling out of the well. We find that, at high-bias voltage, tunneling via X-like states increases the current by a few orders of magnitude. We have also varied the additional barrier thickness and found that for a very thin (<20 Å) additional barrier DBQW, the excited-state electrons are not blocked by the Γ-band barrier, and may give a high photocurrent without the assistance of the X band, although the dark current also increases. © 1996 The American Physical Society.

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