Abstract
SiC(3C) photodiodes (PDs) were fabricated on p-type Si(111) substrates using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique by pyrolyzing tetramethylsilane (TMS) with $H_{2}$ carrier gas. Electrical properties of SiC(3C) were investigated by Hall measurement and current-voltage (I-V) characteristics. SiC(3C) layers exhibited n-type conductivity. Ohmic contact was formed by thermal evaporation Al metal through a shadow-mask. The optical gain $(G_{op})$ of the SiC(3C)/Si PD was measured as a function of the incident wavelength. For the analysis of the photovoltaic detection of the Sic(3C) n/p PD, the spectral response (SR) has calculated by using the electrical parameters of the SiC(3C) layer and the geometric structure of the PD. The peak response calculated for properly chosen parameters was about 0.75 near 550 nm. We expect a good photoresponse in the SiC(3C) heterostructure for the wavelength range of 400~600 nm. The SiC(3C) photodiode can detect blue and near ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
SiC(3C) 광다이오드는 p-형 Si 위에 tetramethylsilane (TMS)를 열분해아여 화학기상증착법으로 성장된 SiC(3C) 에피층을 성장하여 제작되었다. SiC(3C)의 전기적 특성은 홀 측정(Hall measurement) 및 전류-전압(I-V) 특성으로 조사되었다. SiC(3C) 에피층의 전도형은 n-형이었다. 저항성 접촉은 마스크 (shadow-mask)를 통해서 Al을 열증착하여 형성하였다. SiC(3C)광다이오드의 광학적 이득(photovoltaic detection)를 해석하기 위하여 SiC(3C) 에피층의 Spectral response (SR)를 전기적 변수(electrical parameter) 및 광다이오드의 기하학적 구조(geometric structure)를 고려하여 계산하였다. 적절히 선정된 변수들로부터 계산된 SR의 최대값은 550 nm에서 약 0.75이었고, 파장영역 400~600 nm 사이에서 청색 및 근자외선 광검지기로서 매우 유용하다.
