SPECTRAL DEPENDENCE OF THE PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY OF GеxSi1 – x TYPE GRADED-GAP STRUCTURES OBTAINED BY DIFFUSION TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
A graded-gap structure of the GexSi1 – x type is obtained by diffusion doping silicon with germanium. Elemental analysis of the surface of the samples showed that the concentration of silicon (in atomic percent) was 64.5%, germanium 26.9%, oxygen 5.9%, and other elements 2.7%. On the spectral dependence of the photoconductivity, a noticeable increase in the photocurrent begins at hν = 0.75–0.8 eV, which approximately corresponds to the band gap of the Ge0.27Si0.73 material. The development of diffusion technology for obtaining graded-gap GexSi1 – x structures will allow the development of photodetectors with an extended region of spectral sensitivity.