Quantum Efficiency and Noise III-V and II-VI Photocathodes for UV Astronomy Timothy Norton, Bruce Woodgate, Joseph Stock, (NASA GSFC), Kris Bertness (NIST,CO)

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Quantum Efficiency and Noise III-V and II-VI Photocathodes for UV Astronomy Timothy Norton, Bruce Woodgate, Joseph Stock, (NASA GSFC), Kris Bertness (NIST,CO) and R.D Vispute (U.MD)

Overview Our photocathode application in UV space-based astrophysics Current NUV ( nm) photocathodes and detectors - QE problem Gallium nitride (and alloys) a high QE III-V photocathode Our experience processing planar - opaque mode GaN and measuring GaN quantum efficiency Summary of the status of ours and others GaN work Nano-structuring GaN Noise ZnO a II-VI photocathode candidate Conclusions

NUV photon-counting detector detector QE MCP based UV photon-counting detectors are the workhorses of UV astronomy. (EBCCD/CMOS detectors can also serve as useful UV photon counting detector readout) They utilize a variety of photoemissive layers as the primary detection medium. For space-based astronomy missions QE and noise are paramount factors QE scales directly to required mirror size – payload size, weight and cost High QE enables new science discovery reach

State of the art - Photocathode based UV photon-counting detectors Excellent photon-counting detectors but they rely upon CsTe 90 % HST-STIS/ACS/COS MAMA GALEX Delay line - UCB

Gallium Nitride – a III-V photocathode GaN – Direct Band Gap material, 3.2eV Electron affinity 4.1 eV Can be cesiated to NEA Alloys – In for red response, Al for short wavelength cutoff Substrate match to sapphire Industry leverage – Blue LED – Bluray etc Photocathode development - active Groups : NASA GSFC, UCB, NWU, SVT Associates, POC/TDI and Hamamatsu. After p-doping with Mg and cesiation - NEA

Spicer 3-step model QE depends upon :- 1) Absorption of photon - Reflection (angular dependence) 2) Electron- transit to the Surface Random walk e--e- scattering, phonon - trap scattering Transit through depletion layer 3) Escape surface probability Overcome Work function Reduction of  due to Cs dipole or applied field (Schottky Effect)

Spicer 3-step diffusion model P – Escape probability – P-doping, Cs/CsO), surface cleanliness. R – Reflectivity - Morphology  – Absorption coeff – doping level. L – Diffusion length – (doping level,traps,quality) QE = P (1 - R(  L 1 +  L For NEA cathodes :  L >> 1 L > 1 micron

GaN QE – Model and data

GaN sample mounting GaN suppliers :- SVT Associates NWU TDI/Oxford Instruments NIST, CO

SVT 0.1 micron GaN, planar. Vertical scale magnified. 25 nm

P-Doping – Band bending and escape probability Optimum acceptor (Mg) doping required for high QE. Too low results in minimal band bending – low escape probability. Too high increases minority carrier scattering and trapping. We (GSFC have too limited data set to verify optimum level) Hamamatsu Inc (Uchimaya) show 3 x 10^19 cm^-3) optimum level.

Photocathode processing chamber

Photocathode processing and transfer chamber

GaN annealing, cesiation and calibration

Basic GaN photocathode process Acquire p-GaN – Vendors, SVT, TDI, NWU, NIST. Cut into 1 cm squares – mount into sample holders. Wet etch – Pirahna + HF, DI rinse – N2 bagging. Button heater anneal > 2 hrs at 600C. Electron scrub – 300 eV electrons, 1600 microamp/hrs. Cesiation – SAES sources – 15 minute process – over cesiate. Calibrate at 121, 150, 180, 254 nm vs CsTe – NST calibrated diode. Decision to seal into device.

Surface preparation is crucial ! Piranha wet etch :- H2S04 + H202 (3:1) 10 min.- 90C; DI H20 rinse 5 min.; H2O + HF (10:1) 10 sec dip; DI H2O rinse 10 min.; Blow dry with N2. Package in clean, sealed N2-purged bag. Vacuum bake – UHV chamber – 350 C – 24 hrs Button heater C for 2 hrs Electron scrub – 300 eV electrons – 160  /hr dose Cannot overstate importance of these process steps in improving QE.

Cesiation

GSFC GaN processing - QE results

Opaque Gan QE - Progress

Secondary effects Electron mirror induced field due to higher band gap substrate heterostructure AlN/GaN – we see thinner GaN 1 micron thicker samples. Piezio strain field in GaN due to substrate mismatch – not confirmed

GaN thermionic noise The noise of a wide band gap emitter without high internal fields (eg. a TE photocathode) such as GaN will be dominated by the electron diffusion current in the bulk absorber region multiplied by the thermalized electron escape probability. We are setting up a MCP based system to measure UCB – already measured few counts/cm/s.

Quantum efficiency stability Sealed tube – GaN quantum efficiency lifetime Can be assumed long term quiescent stability demonstrated

Nanowire structuring Nanowires may lead to higher QE due to :- Higher absorption – analogous to “Black Silicon” Much higher crystal purity – longer diffusion length and QE Can match a variety of layers eg Silicon MCP substrates.

GaN nanowire (p-doped) at NIST, CO Si (111) substrate GaN matrix layer Si 200 nm GaN nanowires ~ 1 m No catalyst Wire growth in range 810 to 830 °C MBE with plasma-assisted N2 source Low Ga flux and high nitrogen flux Smaller wires have perfect hexagonal cross-section, aligned to substrate and therefore to each other Both wire tips and matrix are Ga-face as determined by CBED and etching AlN buffer nm Grown at 635 °C Al prelayer 0.5 nm

NIST, CO GaN Nanowires Recent sample shows un-cesiated QE > 30 % at 121nm

Detectors with GaN processed and sealed at GSFC Diode tube EBCCD tube – Photek resealed by GSFC

ZnO Potential advantages – much lower intrinsic defect levels than GaN, can be matched to a large variety of substrates, can be readily grown in nanowire configurations. Problems – intrinsically n-type difficulty in p-doping,– same solubility issues as GaN Phosphorous p-doping has recently been demonstrated by UMD.

University of Maryland ZnO research Wide band gap thin film Zn(1-x) MgxO system is capable of tuning a band gap from 3.3 eV to 7.9 eV for visible blind UV detection. Selective area growth of nanowires can be facilitated using diamond-like carbon film as a pattern and nucleation layer.

Conclusions State of the art III-V opaque mode photocathodes eg GaN can attain very high QE in the NUV > 72 %, (as demonstrated by GSFC,UCB,Hamamatsu). p-Doping level is crucial in optimizing yield. Surface preparation also very important. Alloying with In or Al can extend wavelength response. Nanowire structuring may yield higher QE via improved diffusion length and reduced reflectivity and optimized absorption. Main challenge - matching to usable detector substrates including Silicon and Ceramic MCPS to be demonstrated.