• 文献标题:   Photovoltaic Effect and Evidence of Carrier Multiplication in Graphene Vertical Homojunctions with Asymmetrical Metal Contacts
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN JJ, WANG QS, MENG J, KE XX, VAN TENDELOO G, BIE YQ, LIU JK, LIU KH, LIAO ZM, SUN D, YU DP
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, photodetector, carrier multiplication, vertical homojunction, photovoltaic
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Peking Univ
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.5b02356
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Graphene exhibits exciting potentials for high-speed wideband photodetection and high quantum efficiency solar energy harvest because of its broad spectral absorption, fast photoelectric response, and potential carrier multiplication. Although photocurrent can be generated near a metal-graphene interface in lateral devices, the photoactive area is usually limited to a tiny one-dimensional line-like interface region. Here, we report photoelectric devices based on vertical graphene two-dimensional homojunction, which is fabricated via vertically stacking four graphene monolayers with asymmetric metal contacts. The devices show excellent photovoltaic output with excitation wavelength ranging from visible light to mid-infrared. The wavelength dependence of the internal quantum efficiency gives direct evidence of the carrier multiplication effect in graphene. The simple fabrication process, easy scale-up, large photoresponsive active area, and broadband response of the vertical graphene device are very promising for practical applications in optoelectronics and photovoltaics.