Title :
High sensitive superconductor-semiconductor-superconductor THz detector
Author :
Morozov, Dmitry ; Mauskopf, Philip ; Barry, Peter ; Brien, Thomas ; Prest, Martin ; Whall, Terry
Author_Institution :
Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK
Abstract :
We describe a high sensitivity THz detector based on the hot electron effect in a highly doped thin silicon semiconducting layer with tunnelling contacts to superconducting islands (S-Sm-S).
Keywords :
hot carriers; silicon; superconducting thin films; superconductive tunnelling; superconductor-semiconductor boundaries; terahertz wave detectors; Si; hot electron effect; superconducting island; superconductor-semiconductor-superconductor THz detector; tunnelling;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612401
