红外与毫米波学报2026，Vol.45Issue(3)：418-426,9.DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2026.03.009
基区结构对短波红外异质结晶体管探测器弱光探测性能的影响与机理研究
Influence and mechanism of base structure on the weak-light photo-detection of short-wave infrared heterojunction phototransistor
摘要
Abstract
The demand for high-sensitivity short-wave infrared(SWIR)detection technology is urgent in frontier fields such as lidar and quantum communication.Heterojunction phototransistor(HPT),benefiting from its internal gain mechanism,provides an effective solution for breaking the physical limit of conventional PIN photodetector in sensitivi-ty.This paper focuses on the base-size effect of InP/GaAsSb/InGaAs HPTs with type-II barrier structure.Devices with two different base structures were fabricated by controlling the etching process.Measurement results show that maintain-ing an intact base structure significantly improves device performance:at a bias voltage of-2 V,the responsivity and in-ternal current gain reach 141 A/W and 160,respectively—superior to those of devices with etched bases.Temperature-dependent analysis and size-effect studies further reveal that the dark current of the intact-base device is dominated by diffusion mechanisms and exhibits better dimensional stability,whereas the etched-base device suffers from pronounced generation-recombination current and surface leakage current caused by sidewall defects.Under low-temperature and weak-light conditions,carrier trapping by these defects leads to severe degradation of photo response.This study clari-fies the critical influence of base structural design on HPT performance and provides valuable theoretical and experimen-tal guidance for optimizing high-performance SWIR detectors.关键词
短波红外/异质结晶体管/探测器/高增益Key words
short-wave infrared/heterojunction transistor/detector/high gain分类
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申哲远,吴彦甫,韩硕,程璐,刘利宁..基区结构对短波红外异质结晶体管探测器弱光探测性能的影响与机理研究[J].红外与毫米波学报,2026,45(3):418-426,9.基金项目
国家自然科学基金(62204014) Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(62204014) （62204014）
