A significant resonant tunneling effect has been observed under the 2.4 V junction threshold in a large area, carbon nanotube-silicon (CNT-Si) heterojunction obtained by growing a continuous layer of multiwall carbon nanotubes on an n-doped silicon substrate. The multiwall carbon nanostructures were grown by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique on a 60 nm thick, silicon nitride layer, deposited on an n-type Si substrate. The heterojunction characteristics were intensively studied on different substrates, resulting in high photoresponsivity with a large reverse photocurrent plateau. In this paper, we report on the photoresponsivity characteristics of the device, the heterojunction threshold and the tunnel-like effect observed as a function of applied voltage and excitation wavelength. The experiments are performed in the near-ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelength range. The high conversion efficiency of light radiation into photoelectrons observed with the presented layout allows the device to be used as a large area photodetector with very low, intrinsic dark current and noise.
Aramo, C., Ambrosio, A., Ambrosio, M., Boscardin, M., Castrucci, P., Crivellari, M., et al. (2015). Observation of a photoinduced, resonant tunneling effect in a carbon nanotube-silicon heterojunction. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, 6(1), 704-710 [10.3762/bjnano.6.71].
Observation of a photoinduced, resonant tunneling effect in a carbon nanotube-silicon heterojunction
CASTRUCCI, PAOLA;DE CRESCENZI, MAURIZIO;SCARSELLI, MANUELA ANGELA;
2015-01-01
Abstract
A significant resonant tunneling effect has been observed under the 2.4 V junction threshold in a large area, carbon nanotube-silicon (CNT-Si) heterojunction obtained by growing a continuous layer of multiwall carbon nanotubes on an n-doped silicon substrate. The multiwall carbon nanostructures were grown by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique on a 60 nm thick, silicon nitride layer, deposited on an n-type Si substrate. The heterojunction characteristics were intensively studied on different substrates, resulting in high photoresponsivity with a large reverse photocurrent plateau. In this paper, we report on the photoresponsivity characteristics of the device, the heterojunction threshold and the tunnel-like effect observed as a function of applied voltage and excitation wavelength. The experiments are performed in the near-ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelength range. The high conversion efficiency of light radiation into photoelectrons observed with the presented layout allows the device to be used as a large area photodetector with very low, intrinsic dark current and noise.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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