Capacitance-Voltage Studies of Ti/p-ZnTe Schottky Barrier Structures Containing CdTe Quantum Dots

In this paper the electronic states of self-organized CdTe quantum dots embedded in ZnTe matrix are studied by means of capacitance-voltage (C-V) characteristics within the temperature range of 180-300 K. A reference diode of the same layer structure but without quantum dots is studied also for comparison. The C-V characteristics measured for the reference diode exhibit bulk behaviour in contrast to the quantum dots sample for which a characteristic step corresponding to discharging of quantum dots is clearly visible within broad range of temperatures. A quasistatic model based on the self-consistent solution of the Poisson equations is used to simulate the capacitance. By comparison the calculated C-V curve with experimental curve the apparent thermal activation energy for hole emission from the quantum dots to the ZnTe matrix is found to be equal to (0.12 ± 0.03) eV