Abstract
We present novel p + -bilayer graphene (BLG) and mercury cadmium telluride (MCT)-based single- and dual-junction photodetectors, namely, p + -BLG/n - -MCT and p + -BLG/n - -MCT/n + -MCT, operating in long infrared regime. The optoelectronic characterizations utilizing Silvaco Atlas TCAD are validated by analytical modeling. All the devices demonstrate self-powered mode operation and exhibit more than 10 6 times enhancement in photocurrent density. The dual-heterojunction photodetector demonstrates rapid photocurrent switching with the rise and fall time of ~0.05 and ~0.013 ps, respectively, than that of single-heterojunction-based photodetectors. The highest external quantum efficiency (QE ext ), external photocurrent responsivity, and lowest noise equivalent power of 85.8%, 7.33 A/W, and 4.72 × 10 -20 W, respectively, are found for the dual-heterojunction photodetector with a wavelength of 10.6 μm at 77 K. Such optimum photodetection performance is attributed to the presence of a huge amount of electric field (180 kV/cm) at n - -n + heterojunction, which accelerates the photogenerated electrons resulting in effective photocurrent. It is further demonstrated that the temperature-dependent QE ext with values >100% is due to the carrier multiplication effect in BLG.
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