• 文献标题:   Design and optimization of tunneling photodetectors based on graphene/Al2O3/silicon heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article, Proceedings Paper
  • 作  者:   XU J, LIU T, HU H, ZHAI YS, CHEN K, CHEN N, LI C, ZHANG XB
  • 作者关键词:   fowlernordheim theory, graphene, heterostructure, photoresponse, tunneling photodetector
  • 出版物名称:   NANOPHOTONICS
  • ISSN:   2192-8606 EI 2192-8614
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Ctr Nanosci Technol
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1515/nanoph-2019-0499
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Recent discoveries in the field of graphene-based hetero-structures have led to the demonstration of high-performance photodetectors. however, the studies to date have been largely limited to the heterojunction with a Schottky barrier, restricted by an inevitable compromise between photoresponsivity and photodetectivity. Here, a new class of graphene-based tunneling photodetectors is introduced by inserting the Al2O3 tunneling layer between silicon and graphene. The photocarriers can tunnel through the designed insulator layer which simultaneously blocks the dark current, thus maintaining high photodetectivity with desirable photoresponsivity. We further modulate the thickness of the Al2O3 layer to explore the tunneling mechanism for the photocarriers, in which a photoresponsivity of 0.75 A/W, a high current ratio of 4.8 x 10(3) and a photodetectivity of 3.1 x 10(12) Jones are obtained at a 13.3-nm-thick Al2O3 layer. In addition, the fabrication process is compatible with conventional semiconductor processing, providing further flexibility to large-scale integrated photodetectors with high performance.