Waveguide-integrated black phosphorus photodetector with high responsivity and low dark current

Nature Photonics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 247-252

  Youngblood, Nathan ^a   Chen, Che ^a   Koester, Steven J ^a   Li, Mo ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARK CURRENTS; ENERGY GAP; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE DEVICES; INFRARED DEVICES; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON PHOTONICS; WAVEGUIDES;

HIGH RESPONSE; NEAR INFRARED; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTO DETECTION; PHOTONIC WAVEGUIDES; PLANAR PHOTONICS; TELECOM BANDS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

BLACK PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84926419725     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2015.23     Document Type: Article

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