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    On laterally spreading of space-charge-region in planar metal-semiconductor-metal structures
    (2003-10-01)
    Khunkhao, S.
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    Yasumura, Y.
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    Kitagawa, K.
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    Masui, T.
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    Sato, K.
    Lateral spreading along the surface of space-charge-region (SCR) of planar metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) structures has been investigated. Planar MSM structures have been attracted much attention as viable optical sensor structures. For this purpose, the SCR of such a structure plays a key role in generating photocurrent and thus, in dc (static) and/or low frequency scheme, the wider SCR along the active surface is the better from the efficiency point of view. To study the spreading properties of the SCR along the surface of MSM structures, we prepared planar MSM structures leaving the undepleted region between the electrodes. We examined their SCR spreading through the photocurrent-bias voltage characteristics. The experimental results were compared with the numerical simulation using a quasi-1D (one-dimensional) model of such a planar structure. It was found that the change in the photocurrents is proportional to the square root of the bias applied, implying that the current varies with the lateral spreading of the SCR. Further, the value of the surface spreading of the SCR might be roughly equal to the results predicted from the numerical simulation. These results also suggest that the effective photocurrent generation is occurring principally at the very surface of the SCR. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Photosensing properties of interdigitated metal-semiconductor-metal structures with undepleted region
    (2003-08-01)
    Masui, T.
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    Khunkhao, S.
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    Kobayashi, K.
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    Niemcharoen, S.
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    Supadech, S.
    We previously reported that it is possible to achieve bias-controllable photocurrent characteristics using planar metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) structures with depleted and undepleted regions at the active area under optical illumination. To make the structures of this type more sensitive to dc and/or ac optical quantities, interdigitated Schottky-barrier MSM (SB-MSM) structures for visible range having voltage-controllable iris function have been fabricated and examined. By introducing an undepleted region between Schottky barriers on both sides, the depleted region width at the front surface under illumination varies with bias applied, where this region would be more sensitive to optical quantity than the undepleted region to generate the photocurrent. Making use of planar molybdenum n-type silicon molybdenum (Mo/n-Si/Mo) structures, it has been experimentally demonstrated that such a structure exhibits voltage controllability of photocurrents whilst maintaining the inherent function converting optical signal into electronic signal. An appreciable improvement in obtaining output photocurrent was confirmed from both dc and low frequency (1-20) kHz signal measurements. It was found that the experimental results are substantially explained by the simplified model of this structure. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.