Tunnel field-effect transistors for sensitive terahertz detection

I. Gayduchenko; S. G. Xu; G. Alymov; M. Moskotin; I. Tretyakov; T. Taniguchi; K. Watanabe; G. Goltsman; A. K. Geim; G. Fedorov; D. Svintsov; D. A. Bandurin

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20721-z

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Tunnel field-effect transistors for sensitive terahertz detection

I. Gayduchenko,
S. G. Xu,
G. Alymov,
M. Moskotin,
I. Tretyakov,
T. Taniguchi,
K. Watanabe,
G. Goltsman,
A. K. Geim,
G. Fedorov,
D. Svintsov,
D. A. Bandurin

Affiliations

I. Gayduchenko: Physics Department, Moscow Pedagogical State University
S. G. Xu: School of Physics, University of Manchester
G. Alymov: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University)
M. Moskotin: Physics Department, Moscow Pedagogical State University
I. Tretyakov: Astro Space Center, Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
T. Taniguchi: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Material Science
K. Watanabe: Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Material Science
G. Goltsman: Physics Department, Moscow Pedagogical State University
A. K. Geim: School of Physics, University of Manchester
G. Fedorov: Physics Department, Moscow Pedagogical State University
D. Svintsov: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University)
D. A. Bandurin: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20721-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Here, a strong nonlinearity of the gate-induced tunnel junction in bilayer graphene is used for efficient terahertz detection. The improved signal-to-noise ratio, as compared to conventional detectors, offers the application of steep-switching transistors in terahertz technology.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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