We have fabricated Mg2Si pn-junction photodiodes with an Au-ring electrode and a SiO2 passivation layer by means of a lift-off photolithography process. Current-voltage (I -V) characteristics of the photodiodes showed obvious rectifying behavior at room temperature. The ideality factor of n determined from the slope of I -V characteristics was 1.76 -1.92. The photodiode showed a photoresponse with threshold energy of approximately 0.6 eV under a zero-bias condition. The intensity of peak photoresponse was improved approximately three times compared with the opaque Au-circular electrode type Mg2Si photodiode previously reported.
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