Issue 18, 2017

High-performance Schottky heterojunction photodetector with directly grown graphene nanowalls as electrodes

Abstract

Schottky heterojunctions based on graphene–silicon structures are promising for high-performance photodetectors. However, existing fabrication processes adopt transferred graphene as electrodes, limiting process compatibility and generating pollution because of the metal catalyst. In this report, photodetectors are fabricated using directly grown graphene nanowalls (GNWs) as electrodes. Due to the metal-free growth process, GNWs–Si heterojunctions with an ultralow measured current noise of 3.1 fA Hz−1/2 are obtained, and the as-prepared photodetectors demonstrate specific detectivities of 5.88 × 1013 cm Hz1/2 W−1 and 2.27 × 1014 cm Hz1/2 W−1 based on the measured and calculated noise current, respectively, under ambient conditions. These are among the highest reported values for planar silicon Schottky photodetectors. In addition, an on/off ratio of 2 × 107, time response of 40 μs, cut-off frequency of 8.5 kHz and responsivity of 0.52 A W−1 are simultaneously realized. The ultralow current noise is attributed to the excellent junction quality with a barrier height of 0.69 eV and an ideal factor of 1.18. Furthermore, obvious infrared photoresponse is observed in blackbody tests, and potential applications based on the photo-thermionic effect are discussed.

Graphical abstract: High-performance Schottky heterojunction photodetector with directly grown graphene nanowalls as electrodes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jan 2017
Accepted
05 Apr 2017
First published
07 Apr 2017

Nanoscale, 2017,9, 6020-6025

High-performance Schottky heterojunction photodetector with directly grown graphene nanowalls as electrodes

J. Shen, X. Liu, X. Song, X. Li, J. Wang, Q. Zhou, S. Luo, W. Feng, X. Wei, S. Lu, S. Feng, C. Du, Y. Wang, H. Shi and D. Wei, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 6020 DOI: 10.1039/C7NR00573C

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