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Intersubband-Kupplungseffekte im Photostromspektrum photovoltaischer Doppelbarrieren-Quantum Well-Infrarotdetektoren
Abstract
The intersubband photocurrent in photovoltaic n-type GaAs/AlAs/Al(0.3)Ga(0.7)As double-barrier quantum-well infrared detectors is studied as a function of the applied external voltage and the incident wavelength. The photoresponse shows a significant photovoltaic behavior, resulting from a dopant segregation process during the growth. For an externally applied bias voltage, which compensates the built-in field, we find a multiple sign change of the photocurrent for varying incident wavelengths. A simulation of the wave functions indicates that this multiple sign change can he attributed to the coupling between the second subband in the GaAs quantum well and the subbands which are localized in the Al(0.3)Ga(0.7)As region.