Abstract

We developed a dual-charged-fluid model for studying the steady-state transport of surface acoustic wave (SAW)-dragged photocurrents of one-dimensional (1D) confined-state carriers. This model includes the effects of quantum confinement and the escape via tunneling of SAW-dragged 1D carriers, as well as the effects of the inelastic capture of two-dimensional continuous-state carriers and the self-consistent space-charge field. Our numerical results revealed a high photocurrent gain due to the suppressed recombination of 1D carriers in a crossover region of the sample between an absorption strip and a surface gate. Based on this model, responsivities for the SAW-dragged photocurrents in a quantum well are calculated as functions of the gate voltage, photon flux, SAW power and frequency, and temperature, respectively. A responsivity as high as 103 A/W was found for high gate voltages and SAW powers, as well as for low photon fluxes and SAW frequencies.

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