• 文献标题:   Hot carrier multiplication on graphene/TiO2 Schottky nanodiodes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEE YK, CHOI H, LEE H, LEE C, CHOI JS, CHOI CG, HWANG E, PARK JY
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • ISSN:   2045-2322
  • 通讯作者地址:   Inst Basic Sci IBS
  • 被引频次:   23
  • DOI:   10.1038/srep27549
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Carrier multiplication (i.e. generation of multiple electron-hole pairs from a single high-energy electron, CM) in graphene has been extensively studied both theoretically and experimentally, but direct application of hot carrier multiplication in graphene has not been reported. Here, taking advantage of efficient CM in graphene, we fabricated graphene/TiO2 Schottky nanodiodes and found CM-driven enhancement of quantum efficiency. The unusual photocurrent behavior was observed and directly compared with Fowler's law for photoemission on metals. The Fowler's law exponent for the graphene-based nanodiode is almost twice that of a thin gold film based diode; the graphene-based nanodiode also has a weak dependence on light intensity-both are significant evidence for CM in graphene. Furthermore, doping in graphene significantly modifies the quantum efficiency by changing the Schottky barrier. The CM phenomenon observed on the graphene/TiO2 nanodiodes can lead to intriguing applications of viable graphene-based light harvesting.