• 文献标题:   Zero-bias mid-infrared graphene photodetectors with bulk photoresponse and calibration-free polarization detection
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WEI JX, LI Y, WANG L, LIAO WG, DONG BW, XU C, ZHU CX, ANG KW, QIU CW, LEE CK
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-020-20115-1
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE), featuring polarization-dependent uniform photoresponse at zero external bias, holds potential for exceeding the Shockley-Queisser limit in the efficiency of existing opto-electronic devices. However, the implementation of BPVE has been limited to the naturally existing materials with broken inversion symmetry, such as ferroelectrics, which suffer low efficiencies. Here, we propose metasurface-mediated graphene photodetectors with cascaded polarization-sensitive photoresponse under uniform illumination, mimicking an artificial BPVE. With the assistance of non-centrosymmetric metallic nanoantennas, the hot photocarriers in graphene gain a momentum upon their excitation and form a shift current which is nonlocal and directional. Thereafter, we demonstrate zero-bias uncooled mid-infrared photodetectors with three orders higher responsivity than conventional BPVE and a noise equivalent power of 0.12nWHz(-1/2). Besides, we observe a vectorial photoresponse which allows us to detect the polarization angle of incident light with a single device. Our strategy opens up alternative possibilities for scalable, low-cost, multifunctional infrared photodetectors.