• 文献标题:   Ultra-high sensitivity infra-red detection and temperature effects in a graphene-tellurium nanowire binary hybrid
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PRADHAN A, ROY A, TRIPATHI S, SOM A, SARKAR D, MISHRA JK, ROY K, PRADEEP T, RAVISHANKAR N, GHOSH A
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE
  • ISSN:   2040-3364 EI 2040-3372
  • 通讯作者地址:   Indian Inst Sci
  • 被引频次:   7
  • DOI:   10.1039/c7nr01860f
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

The optoelectronic performance of hybrid devices from graphene and optically sensitive semiconductors exceeds conventional photodetectors due to a large in-built optical gain. Tellurium nanowire (TeNW), being a narrow direct band gap semiconductor similar to 0.65 eV), is as an excellent potential candidate for near infra-red NIR) detection. Here we demonstrate a new graphene-TeNW binary hybrid that exhibits a maximum photoresponsivity of similar to 10(6) A W-1 at 175 K in the NIR regime 920 nm-1720 nm), which exceeds the photoresponsivity of the most common NIR photodetectors. The resulting noise-equivalent power NEP) is as low as 2 x 10(-18) W Hz(-1/2), and the specific detectivity (D*) exceeds 5 x 10(13) cm Hz1/ 2 W-1 Jones). The temperature range of optimal operation, which extends up to approximate to 220 K and approximate to 260 K for 1720 nm and 920 nm excitation, respectively, is primarily limited by the electrical conductivity of the TeNW layer, and can further be improved by lowering of the defect density as well as inter-wire electronic coupling.