Table 3 Input material parameters for the simulation method.

From: Enhanced performance of T2SLs LWIR avalanche photodiodes with a separate AlxGa1-xSb multiplication layer

Parameter

InAs

GaSb

AlSb

Lattice constant(\(\text{\AA }\))

6.0583

6.0954

6.1297

Band gap at 0 K(eV)

0.42

0.81

2.386

Band gap at 77 K(eV)

0.407

0.80

2.374

Electron effective mass

0.022

0.041

0.13

Valence-band offset energy (w.r.t. GaSb) (eV)

-0.56

0

-0.38

Spin–orbit split-off

energy (eV)

0.38

0.81

0.65

Luttinger parameters

19.4

8.545

9.17

11.84

4.25

5.01