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In the investigated device structure, combination of the CdTe thin film with Si
nanowire arrays offers the effective absorption of light within a broader wave length range
from 350 nm to 1100 nm. Three-dimensional nature of the p-n junction between the Si
nanowires and CdTe thin film suppressed the lattice mismatch between these two
complementary materials and allowed the deposition of highly crystalline CdTe film on the
nanowires. Therefore, an improved spectral response in the whole visible and near-infrared
range was observed for the heterojunction device with nanowires. We believe that the
deposition of a higher quality complementary semiconductor CdTe thin film and the
development of effective nanowire surface passivation could further improve the p-n junction
quality leading to enhanced device performance of studied Si nanowire based heterojunction
photodiodes.
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