Wavelength-dependent absorption in structurally tailored randomly branched vertical arrays of InSb nanowires

Nano Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6112-6118

  Mohammad, Asaduzzaman ^a   Das, Suprem R ^a   Khan, M Ryyan ^a   Alam, Muhammad A ^a   Janes, David B ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antireflecting surface; InSb branched nanowire arrays; IR detectors; nanowires wave guiding; structurally tailored photonic effect; wavelength selective absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE SPECTRUM; ABSORBANCES; AVERAGE DIAMETER; INSB NANOWIRE; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; PHOTONIC COUPLING; PHOTONIC EFFECTS; PHOTONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; RANDOM DISTRIBUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE; TRANSMITTANCE MEASUREMENTS; UNIFORM ARRAY; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ELECTRON EMISSION; INDIUM ANTIMONIDES; INFRARED DETECTORS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84870903239     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl302803e     Document Type: Article

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