• 文献标题:   Demonstration of a high-sensitivity and wide-dynamic-range terahertz graphene hot-electron bolometer with Johnson noise thermometry
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MIAO W, LI FM, HE ZZ, GAO H, WANG Z, ZHANG W, REN Y, ZHOU KM, ZHONG JQ, SHI SC, YU C, LIU QB, FENG ZH
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
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  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1063/5.0030704
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Graphene hot-electron bolometer (HEB) detectors, with weak electron-phonon interaction and a wide working temperature range, are of particular interest for terahertz (THz) applications including astronomy. In this paper, we report on the performance of a zero-biased THz HEB detector using Johnson noise thermometry based on bilayer graphene (BLG) of high charge carrier density. Two BLG HEB devices with respective normal-metal and superconducting electrodes are compared particularly for their thermal conductance and detection sensitivity (noise equivalent power, NEP) in a low-temperature regime (0.3-10K). With electron out-diffusion largely suppressed by Andreev reflection, the device with superconducting electrodes outperforms the device with normal-metal electrodes, giving an electrical NEP of 15 fW/Hz(0.5) and a dynamic range of 47dB at 0.3K. Moreover, its optical coupling efficiency is found to be 58% and can reach as high as 92% with the optical losses of the measurement system calibrated out. Graphene detectors of this kind can achieve better detection performance given lower readout noise and decreased electron-phonon thermal conductance.