Near infrared absorption and room temperature photovoltaic response in AlN/GaN superlattices grown by metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy

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Baumann, E.
Giorgetta, F. R.
Hofstetter, D.
Golka, S.
Schrenk, W.
Strasser, G.
Kirste, L.
Nicolay, S.
Feltin, E.
Carlin, J. F.
Grandjean, N.
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[1] Univ Neuchatel, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
[2] Vienna Univ Technol, Inst Festkorperphys, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
[3] Vienna Univ Technol, Zentrum Mikro & Nanostrukturen, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
[4] Fraunhofer Inst Appl Solid State Phys, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
[5] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Quantum Elect & Photon, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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10.1063/1.2234847
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We report on intersubband absorption of near infrared radiation in AlN/GaN superlattice structures grown by metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy. A good correlation between well thickness and absorption peak energy was obtained. One sample shows a photovoltaic signal which overlaps well with the corresponding absorption curve at around 1.5 mu m (830 meV), a common wavelength in optical fiber telecommunication systems. This photovoltaic signal is strongest at temperatures around 75 K and persists up to room temperature. The frequency response of this sample was measured with a modulated 1.5 mu m laser diode. The amplitude of the response was highest for a frequency of 36 kHz.
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