External quantum efficiency-enhanced PtSi Schottky-barrier detector utilizing plasmonic ZnO:Al nanoparticles and subwavelength gratings

Bingxin Kang; Yi Cai; Lingxue Wang

doi:10.3788/COL201614.070401

External quantum efficiency-enhanced PtSi Schottky-barrier detector utilizing plasmonic ZnO:Al nanoparticles and subwavelength gratings

Bingxin Kang
, Yi Cai
, Lingxue Wang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A infrared light trapping structure combining front subwavelength gratings and rear ZnO:Al nanoparticles for a PtSi Schottky-barrier detector over a 3-5 μm waveband is theoretically investigated. By selecting the proper plasmonic material and optimizing the parameters for the proposed structure, the absorption of the PtSi layer is dramatically improved. The theoretical results show that this improvement eventually translates into an equivalent external quantum efficiency (EQE) enhancement of 2.46 times at 3-3.6 μm and 2.38 times at 3.6-5 μm compared to conventional structures. This improvement in the EQE mainly lies in the increase of light path lengths within the PtSi layer by the subwavelength grating diffraction and nanoparticle-scattering effects.

Original language	English
Article number	070401
Journal	Chinese Optics Letters
Volume	14
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3788/COL201614.070401
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2016
Externally published	Yes

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