• DocumentCode
    1769385
  • Title

    Terahertz detector based on a p-n junction film of aligned carbon nanotubes

  • Author

    Xiaowei He ; Fujimura, Naoki ; Erickson, Kristopher ; Talin, A. Alec ; Qi Zhang ; Weilu Gao ; Kawano, Yoshihiro ; Hauge, Robert H. ; Leonard, Francois ; Kono, Junichiro

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have developed a room temperature, broadband, and polarization-sensitive terahertz detector based on a p-n junction film of highly aligned and ultralong carbon nanotubes. Direct thermoelectric measurements demonstrate the photothermoelectirc nature of the detection mechanism.
  • Keywords
    carbon nanotubes; p-n junctions; photothermal effects; semiconductor nanotubes; semiconductor thin films; terahertz wave detectors; thermoelectricity; C; aligned carbon nanotubes; broadband terahertz detector; direct thermoelectric measurements; p-n junction film; photothermoelectric nature; polarization-sensitive terahertz detector; temperature 293 K to 298 K; ultralong carbon nanotubes; Carbon nanotubes; Detectors; Films; Heating; Lighting; P-n junctions; Temperature measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988304