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  • Environmental Science
  • Materials Science
  • Electrical Engineering

Background:

  • Cadmium (Cd) soil pollution poses significant risks to food security and human health.
  • Current heavy metal detection methods lack the accuracy needed for effective environmental monitoring.
  • X-ray Fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) is used for Cd (II) detection, but system accuracy is limited by optoelectronic device performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a high-detection-efficiency photodiode (HDEPD) for improved soil heavy metal analysis.
  • To enhance the accuracy of microelectronic sensor-based soil heavy metal detection systems.
  • To address the limitations of current optoelectronic devices in XRF-based Cd (II) analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of an HDEPD using a 0.18 μm standard complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process.
  • Characterization of the HDEPD's performance through volt-ampere curve, spectral response, and noise measurements.
  • Integration of the HDEPD into a spectral detection system for performance evaluation.

Main Results:

  • The HDEPD exhibits a threshold voltage of 12.15 V.
  • Photon detection probability (PDP) increased from 41.7% to 52.8% with excess bias voltage from 1 V to 3 V.
  • The device's spectral response peak at 500 nm and dark count rate (DCR) of 31.9 Hz/μm² at 3 V excess bias are suitable for Cd (II) detection (500-600 nm).

Conclusions:

  • The developed HDEPD effectively enhances the detection accuracy of soil heavy metal analyzers.
  • The HDEPD's performance characteristics meet the requirements for precise Cd (II) detection.
  • This advancement contributes to more reliable environmental heavy metal pollution prevention and control strategies.