Near bulk-limited R0A of long-wavelength infrared type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodiodes with polyimide surface passivation

Effective surface passivation of type-II InAs∕GaSb superlattice photodiodes with cutoff wavelengths in the long-wavelength infrared is presented. A stable passivation layer, the electrical properties of which do not change as a function of the ambient environment nor time, has been prepared by a solvent-based surface preparation, vacuum desorption, and the application of an insulating polyimide layer. Passivated photodiodes, with dimensions ranging from 400×400to25×25μm2, with a cutoff wavelength of ∼11μm, exhibited near bulk-limited R0A values of ∼12Ωcm2, surface resistivities in excess of 104Ωcm, and very uniform current-voltage behavior at 77K.

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