IEEE Sensors Journal, volume 20, issue 13, pages 6841-6848

Integration of PbS Quantum Dot Photodiodes on Silicon for NIR Imaging

Epimitheas Georgitzikis ^{1, 2}

Pawel E Malinowski ¹

Yunlong Li ¹

Jorick Maes ^{3, 4}

Luis Moreno Hagelsieb ¹

Stefano Guerrieri ¹

Zeger Hens ^{3, 4}

Paul Heremans ^{1, 2}

David Cheyns ¹

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ESAT, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium |

Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium |

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Center for Nanoand Biophotonics (NB-Photonics), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2020-07-01

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Journal: IEEE Sensors Journal

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ISSN: 1530437X, 15581748

DOI: 10.1109/jsen.2019.2933741

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Colloidal quantum dots based on lead sulfide (PbS) are very attractive materials for the realization of novel image sensors. They offer low cost synthesis, compatibility with a variety of substrates and processing on large area. The tunable band gap enables selective light detection from the visible wavelengths up to the short-wave-infrared (SWIR). This work describes the roadmap towards the integration of quantum dot photodiodes (QDPD) on top of a Si based CMOS read-out circuit. Photodiodes using an n-p junction architecture are fabricated on Si substrates, showing a dark current of 30 nA/cm ² at -1 V reverse bias, EQE above 20% and specific detectivity above 1012 cm Hz ^1/2 W ^-1 at the wavelength of 940 nm. Efficiency is improved by reducing absorption in the top contact through optical design. Furthermore, photolithographic patterning of the thin-film stack is introduced for the first time, showing the feasibility of pixel pitches down to 40 μm, opening the way towards high resolution monolithic infrared imagers and the incorporation of infrared and visible sensitive pixels side by side.

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DO - 10.1109/jsen.2019.2933741

UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2019.2933741

TI - Integration of PbS Quantum Dot Photodiodes on Silicon for NIR Imaging

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AU - Georgitzikis, Epimitheas

AU - Malinowski, Pawel E

AU - Li, Yunlong

AU - Maes, Jorick

AU - Hagelsieb, Luis Moreno

AU - Guerrieri, Stefano

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AU - Heremans, Paul

AU - Cheyns, David

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@article{2020_Georgitzikis,

author = {Epimitheas Georgitzikis and Pawel E Malinowski and Yunlong Li and Jorick Maes and Luis Moreno Hagelsieb and Stefano Guerrieri and Zeger Hens and Paul Heremans and David Cheyns},

title = {Integration of PbS Quantum Dot Photodiodes on Silicon for NIR Imaging},

journal = {IEEE Sensors Journal},

year = {2020},

volume = {20},

publisher = {IEEE},

month = {jul},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2019.2933741},

number = {13},

pages = {6841--6848},

doi = {10.1109/jsen.2019.2933741}

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Georgitzikis, Epimitheas, et al. “Integration of PbS Quantum Dot Photodiodes on Silicon for NIR Imaging.” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 20, no. 13, Jul. 2020, pp. 6841-6848. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2019.2933741.

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