High-detectivity InAs nanowire photodetectors with spectral response from ultraviolet to near-infrared

Nano Research

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 775-783

  Liu, Zhe ^a,b   Luo, Tao ^b   Liang, Bo ^a,b   Chen, Gui ^b   Yu, Gang ^b   Xie, Xuming ^b   Chen, Di ^b   Shen, Guozhen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

broad spectra detection; InAs nanowire; photodetector; UV visible NIR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888052387     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0356-0     Document Type: Article

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