In this paper, we demonstrate an ultraviolet photodetector (UV-PD) that uses coalesced gallium nitride (GaN) nanorods (NRs) on a graphene/Si (111) substrate grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. We report a highly sensitive, self-powered, and hybrid GaN NR/graphene/Si (111) PD with a relatively large 100 mm2 active area, a high responsivity of 17.4 A/W, a high specific detectivity of 1.23 × 1013 Jones, and fast response speeds of 13.2/13.7 μs (20 kHz) under a UV light of 355 nm at zero bias voltage. The results show that the thin graphene acts as a perfect interface for GaN NRs, encouraging growth with minimum defects on the Si substrate. Our results suggest that the GaN NR/graphene/Si (111) heterojunction has a range of interesting properties that make it well-suited for a variety of photodetection applications.
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9 November 2020
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November 13 2020
A highly sensitive, large area, and self-powered UV photodetector based on coalesced gallium nitride nanorods/graphene/silicon (111) heterostructure
Nur 'Adnin Akmar Zulkifli;
Nur 'Adnin Akmar Zulkifli
1
School of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
, Nanjing 210023, China
2
Photonic Research Centre, University of Malaya
, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Kwangwook Park
;
Kwangwook Park
3
Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jeonbuk National University
, Jeonju 54896, South Korea
4
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Center, Jeonbuk National University
, Jeonju 54896, South Korea
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Jung-Wook Min;
Jung-Wook Min
5
Photonics Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Boon S. Ooi
;
Boon S. Ooi
5
Photonics Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Rozalina Zakaria
;
Rozalina Zakaria
2
Photonic Research Centre, University of Malaya
, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Jongmin Kim;
Jongmin Kim
a)
6
Korea Advanced Nano Fab Center
, Suwon 16229, South Korea
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Chee Leong Tan
Chee Leong Tan
a)
1
School of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
, Nanjing 210023, China
2
Photonic Research Centre, University of Malaya
, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Appl. Phys. Lett. 117, 191103 (2020)
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Received:
June 12 2020
Accepted:
November 02 2020
Citation
Nur 'Adnin Akmar Zulkifli, Kwangwook Park, Jung-Wook Min, Boon S. Ooi, Rozalina Zakaria, Jongmin Kim, Chee Leong Tan; A highly sensitive, large area, and self-powered UV photodetector based on coalesced gallium nitride nanorods/graphene/silicon (111) heterostructure. Appl. Phys. Lett. 9 November 2020; 117 (19): 191103. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0018076
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