Fast and sensitive terahertz detection using an antenna-integrated graphene pn-junction
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NANOFOTONICA DE BAJA DIMENSION (AEI-MAT2017-88358-C3-3-R)
DETECCION ULTRARAPIDA Y RECOLECCION EFFICIENTE DE LUZ EN MATERIALES 2D Y DISPOSITIVAS DE MATERIALES 2D (MINECO-FIS2014-59639-JIN)
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GrapheneCore2 - Graphene Flagship Core Project 2 (EC-H2020-785219)
Abstract
Although the detection of light at terahertz (THz) frequencies is important for a large range of applications, current detectors typically have several disadvantages in terms of sensitivity, speed, operating temperature, and spectral range. Here, we use graphene as photoactive material to overcome all of these limitations in one device. We introduce a novel detector for terahertz radiation that exploits the photo-thermoelectric effect, based on a design that employs a dual-gated, dipolar antenna with a gap of ~100 nm. This narrow-gap antenna simultaneously creates a pn-junction in a graphene channel located above the antenna, and strongly concentrates the incoming radiation at this pn-junction, where the photoresponse is created. We demonstrate that this novel detector has excellent sensitivity, with a noise-equivalent power of 80 pW/√Hz at room temperature, a response time below 30 ns (setup-limited), a high dynamic range (linear power dependence over more than 3 orders of magnitude) and broadband operation (measured range 1.8 - 4.2 THz, antenna-limited), which fulfils a combination that is currently missing in the state of the art. Importantly, based on the agreement we obtain between experiment, analytical model, and numerical simulations, we have reached a solid understanding of how the PTE eect gives rise to a THz-induced photoresponse, which is very valuable for further detector optimization.




