Deriving the absorption coefficients of lattice mismatched InGaAs using genetic algorithm

Lee, Hui Jing and Gamel, Mansur Mohammed Ali and Ker, Pin Jern and Jamaludin, Md Zaini and Wong, Yew Hoong and Yap, Keem Siah and Willmott, Jon R. and Hobbs, Matthew J. and David, John. P. R. and Tan, Chee Hing (2023) Deriving the absorption coefficients of lattice mismatched InGaAs using genetic algorithm. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 153. ISSN 1369-8001, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2022.107135.

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Abstract

Lattice-mismatched InGaAs has appeared to be emerging semiconductor materials for sensors and photovoltaic applications. The absorption coefficients of the materials are crucial in designing high-performance semi-conductor devices. Nevertheless, the absorption coefficient of lattice-mismatched InGaAs were not comprehen-sively studied to cater for the 2000-3000 nm applications. This study aims to determine the absorption coefficients of lattice-mismatched In0.73Ga0.27As and In0.83Ga0.17As semiconductor materials through photo -current measurement which enables the absorption tail information to be extracted. In addition, this work demonstrates the incorporation of an innovative artificial intelligence-based method in solving the absorption coefficient of lattice-mismatched InGaAs, considering the detailed information of the structure design and ma-terial parameters. By selecting the best gene for the next iteration, the utilization of Genetic Algorithm has significantly reduced the number of iterations from a maximum of 10 000 to 300. Validation of the algorithm was conducted, showing a good agreement of absorption coefficient result compared to the published work on In0.72Ga0.28As. The absorption coefficient of In0.83Ga0.17As with an extended cutoff wavelength near 2.6 mu m is newly reported in this paper. In addition, the extrapolation of the obtained absorption results demonstrates energy gaps of 0.475 eV for In0.73Ga0.27As and 0.55 eV for In0.83Ga0.17As, which are compatible with the reported bandgaps of these materials. The extracted absorption coefficient information can be used in the design of semiconductor devices for emerging technologies such as focal plane array, short wave infrared sensing and thermophotovoltaic.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Tenaga Nasional Berhad Seeding Fund (J510050002/2022019)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Absorption; Coefficient; Lattice-mismatched; InGaAs; Genetic; Algorithm
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 23 Nov 2023 08:02
Last Modified: 23 Nov 2023 08:02
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/39420

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