Solid-State Electronics, Vol.44, No.7, 1197-1202, 2000
Charge transport mechanisms in HgMnTe photodiodes with ion etched p-n junctions
Infrared detectors with p-n junctions formed by ion etching of p-Hg1-xMnxTe (x approximate to 0.1) single crystals are reported. The diode structures exhibit appropriate rectifying properties and a typical photodiode behavior. The contribution of diffusion, generation-recombination, tunneling and avalanche processes to charge carrier transport in the photodiodes is investigated.