Status of Extended Threshold Wavelength Split-Off Band IR Detectors and Quantum Material-Based Extension for Room-Temperature Operation.

IF 3 3区工程技术 Q2 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

Micromachines Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI:10.3390/mi16030286

A G Unil Perera, Yanfeng Lao, Tara Jabegu, Sidong Lei

{"title":"Status of Extended Threshold Wavelength Split-Off Band IR Detectors and Quantum Material-Based Extension for Room-Temperature Operation.","authors":"A G Unil Perera, Yanfeng Lao, Tara Jabegu, Sidong Lei","doi":"10.3390/mi16030286","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports possible performance improvements of split-off band infrared detectors by using novel quantum materials. The report starts by describing the development of split-off band infrared detectors based on heterostructures with extended photoresponsivity beyond the energy band gap. The design modification demonstrated a new phenomenon of extending the threshold wavelength beyond the standard wavelength threshold (λt) determined by the energy gap (Δ) and the wavelength equation λt = 1.24/Δ with the dark current still governed by the original energy gap. However, to overcome the operating temperature challenges in AlGaAs/GaAs-based devices, the perspective of van der Waals quantum materials (vdW-QM)-based IR sensors is discussed regarding the aspects of heterostructure fabrication methods, theoretical modeling, and strategies that could help to overcome these issues. Through these discussions, the review paper aims to inspire upcoming innovations in developing novel IR photodetectors capable of operating within the atmospheric window at room temperature.","PeriodicalId":18508,"journal":{"name":"Micromachines","volume":"16 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11944272/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Micromachines","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3390/mi16030286","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

This paper reports possible performance improvements of split-off band infrared detectors by using novel quantum materials. The report starts by describing the development of split-off band infrared detectors based on heterostructures with extended photoresponsivity beyond the energy band gap. The design modification demonstrated a new phenomenon of extending the threshold wavelength beyond the standard wavelength threshold (λ_t) determined by the energy gap (Δ) and the wavelength equation λ_t = 1.24/Δ with the dark current still governed by the original energy gap. However, to overcome the operating temperature challenges in AlGaAs/GaAs-based devices, the perspective of van der Waals quantum materials (vdW-QM)-based IR sensors is discussed regarding the aspects of heterostructure fabrication methods, theoretical modeling, and strategies that could help to overcome these issues. Through these discussions, the review paper aims to inspire upcoming innovations in developing novel IR photodetectors capable of operating within the atmospheric window at room temperature.

查看原文本刊更多论文

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Micromachines NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY-INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION

CiteScore

5.20

自引率

14.70%

发文量

1862

审稿时长

16.31 days

期刊介绍： Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to micro-scaled machines and micromachinery. It publishes reviews, regular research papers and short communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.