Large photocurrents in single layer graphene thin films: Effects of diffusion and drift

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 26, 2012, Pages

  Loomis, James ^a   Panchapakesan, Balaji ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; BUILT-IN ELECTRIC FIELDS; CHARGE CARRIER GENERATION; GAUSSIANS; GRAPHENE DEVICES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; IMAGING APPLICATIONS; LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESSING; LOW COSTS; MINORITY-CARRIER MOBILITY; NEAR INFRARED LIGHT; NEGATIVE ELECTRODE; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE; PHOTORESPONSES; POSITIVE ELECTRODES; RESISTANCE VALUES; SINGLE LAYER; TEMPERATURE RISE; TEST SAMPLES;

BIAS VOLTAGE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GRAPHENE; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED IMAGING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

PHOTOCURRENTS;

EID: 84862658186     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/26/265203     Document Type: Article

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