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Broadband photoconductive terahertz detectors based on undoped InP single nanowires were demonstrated. By further design and growth of an axial n+-i-n+ structure to reduce the contact resistance, highly-sensitive n+-i-n+ InP single-nanowire terahertz detectors were achieved.
We exploit the photoconductivity of semiconductor nanowires to achieve ultrafast broad-bandwidth modulation of THz pulses. A modulation depth of −8 dB was exhibited by a polarizer consisting of 14 layers of nanowires encapsulated in polymer.
Nanowires show unique promise for a multitude of optoelectronic devices, ranging from solar cells to terahertz (THz) photonic devices. Here, we discuss how THz spectroscopy is guiding the development of such nanowire-based devices. As an example, we focus on developing nanowire-based THz polarization modulators.
Reliable doping in semiconductor nanowires is essential for the development of novel optoelectronic devices. Dopant incorporation within the nanowire can allow for optimisation of key optoelectronic properties, such as electron mobility and carrier lifetime. Thus, in-depth characterisation of doping mechanisms in semiconductor nanowires and their effect on the nanowire optoelectronics properties is...
Hybrid metal halide perovskite materials are showing great promise as the active layers of thin-film solar cells and as light emitters. Using optical-pump/THz-probe spectroscopy, we have investigated the charge-carrier dynamics and mobility in two-dimensional and tin-based hybrid metal halide perovskites for photovoltaic and light emission applications.
Semiconductors nanowires have to potential to be building blocks for future nano-optoelectronic devices. We have recently demonstrated high performance THz photonic devices based on GaAs and InP nanowires. These include ultrafast optically switched modulators of THz radiation and single nanowire photoconductive detectors of THz pulses.
We have used optical-pump-terahertz-probe spectroscopy (OPTPS) to study a range of novel of semiconductors including III-V nanowires and metal halide perovskites. We show that OPTPs allows key figures of merit to be extracted in a non-contact manner, including charge mobility, surface recombination velocity, and doping density. Furthermore, the technique allows charge recombination dynamics to be...
Reliable doping in GaAs nanowires is essential for the development of novel optoelectronic devices. Previously, GaAs nanowires have been shown to exhibit extremely short photoconductivity lifetimes of a few picoseconds due to their high surface recombination velocity, which is detrimental for nanowire devices, such as solar cells and nanowire lasers. Here, we show that, by exploiting engineered band-bending...
We have demonstrated phase sensitive detectors of coherent terahertz radiation that use single nanowires as active elements. The single GaAs/AlGaAs nanowires acted as sensitive photoconductive elements within a gold antenna structure on quartz. The detectors were also implemented in a terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) system. Our devices show great promise as near-field terahertz sensors...
In order to realize many devices based on semiconductor nanowires, reliable doping is essential. For such devices, it is important that the electron mobility is not compromised by doping incorporation. Here, we show that core-shell GaAs/AlGaAs nanowires can be modulation n-type doped with negligible loss of electron mobility. Optical pump terahertz probe spectroscopy is used as a novel, reliable,...
Photoconductive terahertz detectors based on single GaAs/AlGaAs core-shell nanowire have been designed and fabricated. The devices were characterised in a terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system, showing excellent sensitivity comparable to the standard bulk ion-implanted InP receiver, with a detection bandwidth of 0.1 ∼ 0.6 THz. Finite-difference time-domain simulations were performed to understand...
Molybdenum disulpide, a novel two-dimensional semiconductor, was studied using optical-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy. Mono and trilayer samples grown by chemical vapour deposition were compared to reveal their dynamic electrical response.
Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) grown graphene sheets were investigated using optical-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy, revealing a dramatic variation in the photoinduced terahertz conductivity of graphene in different atmospheres.
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