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10 October 2012 Temperature dependence of the dark current and activation energy at avalanche onset of a GaN avalanche photodiodes
M. P. Ulmer, E. Cicek, R. McClintock, Z. Vashaei, M. Razeghi
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Abstract
We report a study of the performance of an avalanche photodiode (APD) as a function of temperature from 564 K to 74 K. The dark current at avalanche onset decreases from 564 K to 74 K by approximately a factor of 125 and from 300 K to 74K the dark current at avalanche offset is reduced by a factor of about 10. The drop would have been considerably larger if the activation energy at avalanche onset (Ea) did not also decrease with decreasing temperature. These data give us insights into how to improve the single-photon counting performance of a GaN based ADP.
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M. P. Ulmer, E. Cicek, R. McClintock, Z. Vashaei, and M. Razeghi "Temperature dependence of the dark current and activation energy at avalanche onset of a GaN avalanche photodiodes", Proc. SPIE 8460, Biosensing and Nanomedicine V, 84601G (10 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929138
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KEYWORDS
Gallium nitride

Avalanche photodetectors

Single photon

Avalanche photodiodes

Sensors

Quantum efficiency

Ultraviolet radiation

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