Optoelectronic properties of single-crystalline GaInAsSb quaternary alloy nanowires

Bandgap engineering of semiconductor nanomaterials is critical for their applications in nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, and photonics. Here we report, for the first time, the growth of single-crystalline quaternary alloyed Ga_(0.75)In_(0.25)As_(0.49)Sb_(0.51) nanowires via a chemical-vapor-deposition method. The synthesized nanowires have a uniform composition distribution along the growth direction, with a zinc-blende structure. In the photoluminescence investigation,these quaternary alloyed semiconductor nanowires show a strong band edge light emission at 1950 nm(0.636 e V). Photodetectors based on these alloy nanowires show a strong light response in the near-infrared region(980 nm) with the external quantum efficiency of 2.0 × 10~4% and the responsivity of 158 A/W. These novel near-infrared photodetectors may find promising applications in integrated infrared photodetection, information communication, and processing.     

High performance photodetectors based on high quality InP nanowires

In this paper,small diameter InP nanowires with high crystal quality were synthesized through a chemical vapor deposition method.Benefitting from the high crystallinity and large specific surface area of InP nanowires,the simply constructed photodetector demonstrates a high responsivity of up to 1170 A·W ~(-1) and an external quantum efficiency of2.8 × 10~5% with a fast rise time of 110 ms and a fall time of 130 ms,even at low bias of 0.1 V.The effect of back-gate voltage on photoresponse of the device was systematically investigated,confirming that the photocurrent dominates over thermionic and tunneling currents in the whole operation.A mechanism based on energy band theory at the junction between metal and semiconductor was proposed to explain the back-gate voltage dependent performance of the photodetectors.These convincing results indicate that fine InP nanowires will have a brilliant future in smart optoelectronics.