Uncooled photodetectors based on CdSe nanocrystals with an interdigital metallization

Abstract

Uncooled photodetectors fabricated from CdSe nanocrystals with an interdigital metallization are investigated in the visible-near-infrared spectral region. A device with 5 μm interdigital spacing possesses a dark current on the order of 10−11 A while the photocurrent is measured to be five orders of magnitude higher than the dark current. The room temperature detectivity extracted from the photocurrent and dark current is estimated to be on the order of 3.5 x 1010 cmHz1/2 W−1 at 5 V bias voltage. The spectral response was measured with an onset at 710 nm, which is in good agreement with the photoluminescence spectra obtained from the nanocrystals.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2014
Source ID
10.1063/1.4864636

Entities

People

  • Ahmad I. Nusir
  • J. Aguilar
  • M. O. Manasreh
  • Z. Bever

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • University of Arkansas

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Space