1. Plasmonic nanostructure enhanced graphene-based photodetectors
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T. J. Echtermeyer, L. Britnell, S. Milana, A. Lombardo, R. V. Gorbachev, A. N. Grigorenko, A. K. Geim, K. S. Novoselov, and A. C. Ferrari
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Science (General) ,Q1-390 - Abstract
Graphene exhibits electrical and optical properties promising for future applications in ultra-fast photonics[1]. High carrier mobility and Fermi velocity[2,3] combined with its constant absorption over the visible wavelength range to the near-infrared[4] potentially allow its application for photodetection over a broad wavelength spectrum, operating at high frequencies. However, absorption being 2.3% per monolayer[4], responsivity of these devices is rather low[5,6]. Here we show that by combining graphene-based photodetectors with metal-nanostructures, plasmonic effects lead to an increased responsivity.
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- 2011
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