Physical device modeling of Si/Si1-xGex multi-quantum well detector to optimize Ge content for higher thermal sensitivity

Shafique, Atia and Abbasi, Shahbaz and Ceylan, Ömer and Barıştıran Kaynak, Canan and Kaynak, Mehmet and Gürbüz, Yaşar (2018) Physical device modeling of Si/Si1-xGex multi-quantum well detector to optimize Ge content for higher thermal sensitivity. In: Infrared Technology and Applications XLIV 2018, Orlando, USA

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Abstract

This paper presents the physical device modeling of a Si/Si1-xGex multi-quantum well (MQW) detector to optimize the Ge content in the Si/Si1-xGex well required to enhance thermal sensitivity for a potential microbolometer application. The modeling approach comprises a self-consistent coupled Poisson-Schroedinger solution in series with the thermionic emission theory at the Si/Si1-xGex heterointerface and quantum confinement within the Si/Si1-xGex MQW. The integrated simulation environment developed in Sentauruas WorkBench (SWB) TCAD is employed to investigate the transfer characteristics of the device consisting three stacks of Si/Si1-xGex wells with an active area of 17μm x 17μm were investigated and compared with experiment data.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ge content; Infrared imaging; Microbolometer; Si1-xGexmulti-quantum well; Technology computer aided-design; Temperature coefficient of resistance
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Electronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Yaşar Gürbüz
Date Deposited: 08 Sep 2018 19:03
Last Modified: 30 May 2023 16:03
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/36443

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