Title :
Terahertz detector based on a p-n junction film of aligned carbon nanotubes
Author :
Xiaowei He ; Fujimura, Naoki ; Erickson, Kristopher ; Talin, A. Alec ; Qi Zhang ; Weilu Gao ; Kawano, Yoshihiro ; Hauge, Robert H. ; Leonard, Francois ; Kono, Junichiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a room temperature, broadband, and polarization-sensitive terahertz detector based on a p-n junction film of highly aligned and ultralong carbon nanotubes. Direct thermoelectric measurements demonstrate the photothermoelectirc nature of the detection mechanism.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; p-n junctions; photothermal effects; semiconductor nanotubes; semiconductor thin films; terahertz wave detectors; thermoelectricity; C; aligned carbon nanotubes; broadband terahertz detector; direct thermoelectric measurements; p-n junction film; photothermoelectric nature; polarization-sensitive terahertz detector; temperature 293 K to 298 K; ultralong carbon nanotubes; Carbon nanotubes; Detectors; Films; Heating; Lighting; P-n junctions; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
