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Synergistic-potential engineering enables high-efficiency graphene photodetectors for near- to mid-infrared light

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  • Hao Jiang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Nanyang Technological University
    National University of Singapore)

  • Jintao Fu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jingxuan Wei

    (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China)

  • Shaojuan Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Changbin Nie

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Feiying Sun

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Qing Yang Steve Wu

    (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR))

  • Mingxiu Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zhaogang Dong

    (Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR))

  • Xingzhan Wei

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Weibo Gao

    (Nanyang Technological University)

  • Cheng-Wei Qiu

    (National University of Singapore)

Abstract

High quantum efficiency and wide-band detection capability are the major thrusts of infrared sensing technology. However, bulk materials with high efficiency have consistently encountered challenges in integration and operational complexity. Meanwhile, two-dimensional (2D) semimetal materials with unique zero-bandgap structures are constrained by the bottleneck of intrinsic quantum efficiency. Here, we report a near-mid infrared ultra-miniaturized graphene photodetector with configurable 2D potential well. The 2D potential well constructed by dielectric structures can spatially (laterally and vertically) produce a strong trapping force on the photogenerated carriers in graphene and inhibit their recombination, thereby improving the external quantum efficiency (EQE) and photogain of the device with wavelength-immunity, which enable a high responsivity of 0.2 A/W–38 A/W across a broad infrared detection band from 1.55 to 11 µm. Thereafter, a room-temperature detectivity approaching 1 × 109 cm Hz1/2 W−1 is obtained under blackbody radiation. Furthermore, a synergistic effect of electric and light field in the 2D potential well enables high-efficiency polarization-sensitive detection at tunable wavelengths. Our strategy opens up alternative possibilities for easy fabrication, high-performance and multifunctional infrared photodetectors.

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  • Hao Jiang & Jintao Fu & Jingxuan Wei & Shaojuan Li & Changbin Nie & Feiying Sun & Qing Yang Steve Wu & Mingxiu Liu & Zhaogang Dong & Xingzhan Wei & Weibo Gao & Cheng-Wei Qiu, 2024. "Synergistic-potential engineering enables high-efficiency graphene photodetectors for near- to mid-infrared light," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45498-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45498-3
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