Broadband, Polarization-Sensitive Photodetector Based on Optically-Thick Films of Macroscopically Long, Dense and Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Nanot, Sébastien; Cummings, Aron W.; Pint, Cary L.; Ikeuchi, Akira; Akiho, Takafumi; Sueoka, Kazuhisa; Hauge, Robert H.; Léonard, François; Kono, Junichiro

doi:10.1038/srep01335

Title: Broadband, Polarization-Sensitive Photodetector Based on Optically-Thick Films of Macroscopically Long, Dense and Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Journal Article · Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01335· OSTI ID:1624596

Nanot, Sébastien ^[1]; Cummings, Aron W. ^[2]; Pint, Cary L. ^[3]; Ikeuchi, Akira ^[4]; Akiho, Takafumi ^[4]; Sueoka, Kazuhisa ^[4]; Hauge, Robert H. ^[5]; Léonard, François ^[2]; Kono, Junichiro ^[6]

Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan). Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Increasing performance demands on photodetectors and solar cells require the development of entirely new materials and technological approaches. We report on the fabrication and optoelectronic characterization of a photodetector based on optically-thick films of dense, aligned, and macroscopically long single-wall carbon nanotubes. The photodetector exhibits broadband response from the visible to the mid-infrared under global illumination, with a response time less than 32 ms. Scanning photocurrent microscopy indicates that the signal originates at the contact edges, with an amplitude and width that can be tailored by choosing different contact metals. A theoretical model demonstrates the photo-thermoelectric origin of the photo-response due to gradients in the nanotube Seebeck coefficient near the contacts. The experimental and theoretical results open a new path for the realization of optoelectronic devices based on three-dimensionally organized nanotubes.

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Research Organization:: Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-06ER46308

OSTI ID:: 1624596

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 3, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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