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Improving UV Stability of SiO2/SiNx-Passivated Silicon Photodiodes Through Shallow Junction Implantation and Oxide Regrowth
Smart Sensors and Microsystems, SINTEF Digital, Oslo, 0314, Norway.
Smart Sensors and Microsystems, SINTEF Digital, Oslo, 0314, Norway.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
Department of Solar Energy Materials and Technology, Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, 2027, Norway.
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2026 (English)In: Sensors, E-ISSN 1424-8220, Vol. 26, no 13Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Induced-junction silicon photodiodes based on SiO2/SiNx surface passivation are attractive for high-accuracy radiometry, but their use in the deep ultraviolet is limited by UV-induced degradation of the dielectric stack. In this work, we investigate the degradation of SiO2/SiNx-passivated p-type silicon photodiodes under UV irradiation and evaluate strategies for improving stability through shallow implanted junctions and oxide processing. Capacitance–voltage measurements on MIS capacitors and lifetime measurements on symmetrically passivated wafers show that UV exposure causes a rapid reduction in effective dielectric charge and carrier lifetime, followed by saturation at higher dose, consistent with filling of a finite population of electrically active trap states. Induced-junction photodiodes exhibit rapid photocurrent loss at 222 nm and, in some cases, eventual collapse, indicating that the remaining effective dielectric charge is insufficient to sustain the induced junction. To maintain junction functionality after UV exposure, shallow As- and Sb-implanted junctions are employed, resulting in an initial reduction during 222 nm exposure followed by stabilization at around 80–85% of the initial value up to the highest tested dose of 200 J/cm2. Further improvement is achieved by stripping and regrowing the implanted screen oxide before SiNx deposition, yielding nearly unchanged photocurrent after prolonged 222 nm exposure up to ca. 500 J/cm2. These results show that UV stability can be substantially improved by reducing device dependence on dielectric-induced inversion and by improving post-implantation interfacial oxide quality

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MDPI AG , 2026. Vol. 26, no 13
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induced-junction photodiodes, shallow ion implantation, silicon photodiodes, SiO2/SiNx passivation, ultraviolet photodiodes, UV stability
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-82224DOI: 10.3390/s26133991PubMedID: 42451236Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105045298990OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-82224DiVA, id: diva2:2089921
Available from: 2026-08-05 Created: 2026-08-05 Last updated: 2026-08-05Bibliographically approved

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