Abstract:Fabrication and electrical characterization of metalsemiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetectors using nickel and amorphous silicon is reported. Fabricated detectors exhibit dark currents in the order of 10 -12 A, a dynamic range higher than 10 6 , and responsivity of 0.12 A/W. Detector current changes linearly with applied bias voltage in the range of 0 to 30V, and incident optical power density between 0 and 107 mW/cm 2 . It was found that with channel length of less than 25 µm, external quantum efficiency of mo… Show more
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