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NANO RESEARCH
卷 6, 期 10, 页码 758-766出版社
TSINGHUA UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0354-2
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GaN nanobelts; Schottky contact; piezotronics; photodetector
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资金
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Airforce
- Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-FG02-07ER46394]
- Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [KJCX2-YW-M13]
GaN ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors (PDs) have attracted tremendous attention due to their chemical stability in harsh environments. Although Schottky-contacted GaN-based UV PDs have been implemented with better performance than that of ohmic contacts, it remains unknown how the barrier height at local Schottky contacts controls the sensors' performance. In this work, the piezotronic effect was employed to tune the Schottky barrier height (SBH) at local contacts and hence enhance the performances of Schottky-contacted metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) structured GaN nanobelt (NB)-based PDs. In general, the response level of the PDs was obviously enhanced by the piezotronic effect when applying a strain on devices. The responsivity of the PD was increased by 18%, and the sensitivity was enhanced by from 22% to 31%, when illuminated by a 325 nm laser with light intensity ranging from 12 to 2 W/cm(2). Carefully studying the mechanism using band structure diagrams reveals that the observed enhancement of the PD performance resulted from the change in SBH caused by external strain as well as light intensity. Using piezotronic effects thus provides a practical way to enhance the performance of PDs made not only of GaN, but also other wurtzite and zinc blende family materials.
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