Nanowire Photodetectors
The use of nanowires and nanowire structures as photodetectors is an emerging research topic. Despite the large amount of reports on nanowire photoresponse that appeared in the literature over the last decade, the mechanism leading to high photosensitivity and photoconductive gain in
high aspect ratio nanostructures has been elucidated only recently. Novel device architectures integrated in single nanowire devices are also being actively studied and developed. In this article, the general nanowire photodetector concepts are reviewed, together with a detailed description
of the physical phenomena occurring in nanowire photoconductors and phototransistors, with some examples from recent experimental results obtained in our groups. An outlook on future directions toward the use of semiconductor nanowire photoconductors as intrachip interconnects, single-photon
detectors, and image sensors, is also given.
Keywords: GAIN; NANOWIRE; PHOTODETECTOR
Document Type: Review Article
Publication date: 01 March 2010
- Journal for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (JNN) is an international and multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal with a wide-ranging coverage, consolidating research activities in all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology into a single and unique reference source. JNN is the first cross-disciplinary journal to publish original full research articles, rapid communications of important new scientific and technological findings, timely state-of-the-art reviews with author's photo and short biography, and current research news encompassing the fundamental and applied research in all disciplines of science, engineering and medicine.
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