Title :
Characterisation of nanostructures via terahertz spectroscopy
Author :
Parkinson, Patrick ; Joyce, Hannah J. ; Xu, X. ; Gao, Qiang ; Tan, H. Hoe ; Jagadish, C. ; Herz, Laura M. ; Johnston, Michael B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract :
We have used terahertz spectroscopy to measure the conductivity and time-resolved photoconductivity of a range of semiconducting nanostructures. This article focuses on our recent terahertz conductivity studies on semiconductor nanowires and single walled carbon nanotubes.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MOCVD; carbon nanotubes; electrical conductivity; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; nanowires; photoconductivity; semiconductor growth; semiconductor quantum wires; terahertz wave spectra; C; GaAs; InAs; InGaAs; InP; conductivity; metalorganic chemical vapour deposition; semiconducting nanostructures; semiconductor nanowires; single walled carbon nanotubes; terahertz spectroscopy; time-resolved photoconductivity; Nanotubes; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Canberra, ACT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7334-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-2137
DOI :
10.1109/COMMAD.2010.5699756
