Title :
Planar and vertical Si nanowire photodetectors
Author :
Zhang, Arthur ; You, Sifang ; Soci, Cesare ; Wang, Deli ; Lo, Yu-Hwa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate scalable Si nanowire photodetectors that function as phototransistors. Etched planar and vertical Si nanowire photodetectors have been fabricated and characterized, showing high (>35,000) internal gain under UV illumination.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; nanowires; photodetectors; phototransistors; semiconductor quantum wires; silicon; Si; Si nanowire photodetectors; etched nanowire photodetectors; phototransistors; planar photodetectors; ultraviolet illumination; vertical photodetectors; Etching; Lighting; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Photodetectors; Phototransistors; Wires; (040.5160) Photodetectors; (040.6040) Silicon Detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
