Carrier recombination in MBE grown InGa0.2AsSb0.27 and InAsSb0.09 alloys lattice-matched to GaSb for mid-wave infrared device applications

J Jingze Zhao (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, New York 11794,) D Dmitri Donetski (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, New York 11794,) G Gela Kipshidze (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, New York 11794,) L Leon Shterengas (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, New York 11794,)

Abstract

This study presents the molecular beam epitaxy growth of the indium-rich InGa0.2AsSb0.27 alloy with a 0.26 eV bandgap, lattice-matched (LM) to GaSb. A significant finding is the high material metrics, particularly the minority carrier lifetime (0.3 μs) and the background carrier concentration (8 × 1015 cm−3), in which the product reaches half the value of the reference InAsSb0.09 alloy. This indicates the suitability of indium-rich InGaxAsSby alloys LM to GaSb for low-dark-current, high-quantum-efficiency detectors for the entire mid-wave infrared wavelength range.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 127, Issue 4
Published July 28, 2025
ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

Applied Physics Letters

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0003-6951 Physical Sciences

Authors (4)

J

Jingze Zhao

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, New York 11794,

D

Dmitri Donetski

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, New York 11794,

G

Gela Kipshidze

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, New York 11794,

L

Leon Shterengas

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, New York 11794,