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arxiv: 2512.01548 · v1 · submitted 2025-12-01 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Eu-assisted enhancement of photoresponse in MBE-grown CdO/Si photodetectors

Igor Perlikowski , Eunika Zielony , Abinash Adhikari , Rafa{\l} Jakie{\l}a , Sergij Chusnutdinow , Ewa Popko , Ewa Prze\'zdziecka This is my paper

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keywords europium dopingcadmium oxidephotodetectorsmolecular beam epitaxyrectifying factorresponsivityzero-bias operationsilicon heterojunctions
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Doping cadmium oxide with europium increases the rectifying factor and responsivity of CdO/Si photodetectors.

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This paper explores doping cadmium oxide with europium during molecular beam epitaxy growth on silicon to improve photodetector performance. The europium alters the material's vibrational properties and, combined with rapid thermal processing, enhances electrical rectification and light sensitivity in the 450-1150 nm range. These zero-bias devices generate photocurrent on their own, which matters for creating energy-efficient optoelectronic components that do not require external power supplies. If the doping effect holds, it provides a controllable method to tune oxide semiconductors for better carrier transport and device metrics.

Core claim

The central claim is that incorporating europium into CdO layers grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on silicon substrates enhances the performance of the resulting photodiodes. Measurements show that higher europium concentrations, verified by secondary ion mass spectrometry, lead to increased rectifying factors and responsivities while the junctions produce photocurrent without applied voltage bias across visible and near-infrared wavelengths. Raman spectra indicate reduced intraionic anharmonicity, and Kelvin probe data reveal band bending from oxygen adsorption after rapid thermal processing, both contributing to the improved characteristics.

What carries the argument

Europium doping in the CdO film, which reduces intraionic anharmonicity and improves carrier concentration and mobility to strengthen the rectifying junction with silicon.

If this is right

  • Rectifying junctions are formed that generate photocurrent in the 450-1150 nm spectral range without external bias.
  • Increasing the europium effusion cell temperature raises the dopant concentration and improves device responsivity.
  • The grain-like surface morphology evolves with rapid thermal processing, aiding oxygen adsorption and upward band bending.
  • Doping with rare earth elements offers a route to control band gap and transport properties in cadmium oxide for optoelectronic use.

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  • The same europium doping approach could be tested in other oxide-silicon heterostructures to see if similar performance gains appear.
  • Separating the effects of europium from the rapid thermal processing step would clarify the primary enhancement mechanism.
  • Optimizing the europium concentration might yield even higher responsivity values beyond those reported.

Load-bearing premise

The performance improvements arise primarily from the incorporation of europium rather than from uncontrolled variations in rapid thermal processing or surface oxygen adsorption between doped and reference samples.

What would settle it

Direct comparison of rectifying factor and responsivity between europium-doped CdO/Si samples and undoped samples subjected to identical rapid thermal processing conditions.

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Doping cadmium oxide with rare earth (RE) elements is a way to control the band gap and enhance carrier concentration and mobility. This work presents how one of REs, europium, impacts performance of CdO/Si diode. The samples were grown using plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. Doping level was modified by changing the temperature of the effusion cell with Eu and therefore flux of Eu particles. Different dopant concentrations were confirmed by secondary ion mass spectrometry. Atomic force microscopy images revealed a grain-like surface structure of the samples with grain size increasing after rapid thermal processing (RTP). Raman spectroscopy showed that introducing Eu changes vibrational properties of CdO through intraionic anharmonicity reduction. Kelvin probe method revealed upward band bending caused by oxygen adsorption during RTP. Electrical measurements confirmed that rectifying junctions were manufactured and that they are able to produce photocurrent in the spectral range of 450-1150 nm without external voltage bias. Introducing Eu into CdO was found to increase e.g. rectifying factor and responsivity. The results show that doping CdO with Eu is a way to enhance performance of the presented zero-power-consumption photodetectors, making it a promising material for future applications in optoelectronics.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports the MBE growth of Eu-doped CdO films on Si, with Eu concentration varied via effusion-cell temperature and verified by SIMS. AFM shows grain-size increase after RTP, Raman indicates vibrational changes from Eu, Kelvin-probe data reveal RTP-induced upward band bending from oxygen adsorption, and electrical measurements demonstrate zero-bias rectifying photodiodes with photoresponse from 450–1150 nm. The central claim is that Eu incorporation increases rectifying factor and responsivity relative to undoped references, thereby enhancing zero-power-consumption CdO/Si photodetectors.

Significance. If the performance gains can be isolated to Eu doping, the work supplies a practical route to tune CdO/Si heterojunctions via rare-earth incorporation, supported by a multi-technique data set (SIMS, AFM, Raman, Kelvin probe, I–V and spectral response). The direct experimental comparison between doped and reference samples is a strength, though quantitative rigor is needed to make the enhancement claim robust.

major comments (2)
  1. [Experimental methods / sample preparation] Experimental methods / sample preparation: the text states that RTP is performed on all samples and produces both larger grains and oxygen-adsorption-induced band bending, yet it does not confirm that undoped reference samples received identical RTP temperature, duration, and ambient conditions as the Eu-doped series. Because RTP is explicitly linked to surface properties that affect rectification, any uncontrolled difference in post-growth processing confounds attribution of the observed increases in rectifying factor and responsivity to Eu alone.
  2. [Results / electrical characterization] Results / electrical characterization: the manuscript reports that Eu doping increases rectifying factor and responsivity, but supplies neither numerical values, error bars, nor the number of devices or runs measured. Without these data it is impossible to judge the magnitude or statistical significance of the claimed enhancement, weakening the central experimental claim.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the phrase 'increase e.g. rectifying factor and responsivity' is given without any quantitative values or ranges, making the abstract less informative than the data warrant.
  2. [Raman spectroscopy] Raman section: the claim of 'intraionic anharmonicity reduction' is stated but not accompanied by a quantitative metric (e.g., linewidth or intensity ratios) extracted from the spectra.

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We thank the referee for the thorough review and constructive feedback on our manuscript. We address each major comment below and have revised the manuscript to improve clarity and rigor where needed.

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  1. Referee: [Experimental methods / sample preparation] Experimental methods / sample preparation: the text states that RTP is performed on all samples and produces both larger grains and oxygen-adsorption-induced band bending, yet it does not confirm that undoped reference samples received identical RTP temperature, duration, and ambient conditions as the Eu-doped series. Because RTP is explicitly linked to surface properties that affect rectification, any uncontrolled difference in post-growth processing confounds attribution of the observed increases in rectifying factor and responsivity to Eu alone.

    Authors: We agree that explicit confirmation is necessary to rule out any confounding effects from post-growth processing. The original manuscript described RTP as applied to the grown films but did not restate the conditions for the reference series in the methods. In the revised version we have added a sentence in the experimental methods section stating that all samples—including the undoped references—were subjected to identical RTP temperature, duration, and ambient conditions. This change removes any ambiguity and strengthens the attribution of performance differences to Eu incorporation. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Results / electrical characterization] Results / electrical characterization: the manuscript reports that Eu doping increases rectifying factor and responsivity, but supplies neither numerical values, error bars, nor the number of devices or runs measured. Without these data it is impossible to judge the magnitude or statistical significance of the claimed enhancement, weakening the central experimental claim.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the presentation of quantitative statistics was insufficient. Although the figures display representative I–V curves and spectral responsivity data, the text did not include tabulated values, uncertainties, or the number of devices measured. In the revised manuscript we have inserted a new table summarizing the rectifying factors and peak responsivities for each Eu concentration and the undoped reference, together with standard deviations and the statement that measurements were performed on a minimum of five devices per sample from three independent growth runs. These additions allow readers to assess both the magnitude and reproducibility of the reported enhancements. revision: yes

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full rationale

The manuscript reports direct experimental measurements on MBE-grown CdO/Si diodes with controlled Eu doping levels (varied via effusion cell temperature and confirmed by SIMS). Properties including rectifying factor, responsivity, grain size (AFM), vibrational modes (Raman), and band bending (Kelvin probe) are compared between Eu-doped and reference samples after identical RTP processing. No equations, models, fitted parameters, predictions, or uniqueness theorems appear; all claims rest on observed differences in measured data rather than any derivation that reduces to its own inputs by construction. The work is therefore self-contained as an empirical study.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on the domain assumption that rare-earth doping predictably alters carrier concentration, mobility, and vibrational properties in CdO, plus the experimental premise that observed electrical gains can be attributed to Eu rather than processing variables. No free parameters are fitted to data and no new entities are postulated.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Doping cadmium oxide with rare earth elements controls the band gap and enhances carrier concentration and mobility.
    Stated in the opening sentence of the abstract as established background.

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