Vertical Germanium Nanowire Photodetectors with Suspended Graphene Top Contact
Author(s) -
Shiqiang Li,
Jacopo Frigerio,
Daniel Chrastina,
Giovanni Isella,
Amit Solanki,
Wuzhou Song,
Changxi Zheng,
Kenneth B. Crozier
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conference on lasers and electro-optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1364/cleo_si.2016.sm4e.7
Subject(s) - germanium , responsivity , nanowire , materials science , graphene , photodetector , optoelectronics , silicon , substrate (aquarium) , infrared , layer (electronics) , electrical contacts , optics , nanotechnology , physics , oceanography , geology
We demonstrate photodetectors for visible-to-infrared imaging, comprising vertical germanium nanowires on a silicon substrate, with a suspended graphene layer as the top electrical contact. Measured responsivity spectra show peaks that shift with increasing nanowire diameter.
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