• 文献标题:   Graphene bridge rectifier based on self-switching diode arrays
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG JW, BROWNLESS J, SONG AM
  • 作者关键词:   selfswitching diode, graphene, terahertz
  • 出版物名称:   NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0957-4484 EI 1361-6528
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Manchester
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1088/1361-6528/ab25fd
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Here, we present theory and measurements for a bridge rectifier formed from arrays of graphene self-switching diodes (GSSDs). Despite graphene's lack of a bandgap and high carrier concentration causing a reduced rectification ratio, the extremely high carrier mobility will allow GSSDs to work at frequencies well into the THz region. Compared with a single SSD array, the bridge rectifier structure allows for full-wave rectification of an AC signal. Here we derive an equation for the voltage output of a bridge rectifier formed from GSSDs, which predicts a quadratic relationship between output voltage and input current. This relationship is confirmed using AC and DC measurements. The fabricated rectifier is found to have a high room temperature intrinsic responsivity of 4395 V W-1 at low frequency and a low noise equivalent power of 5.4 pW Hz(-1/2).