Widely tunable black phosphorus mid-infrared photodetector

Xiaolong Chen, Xiaobo Lu, Bingchen Deng, Ofer Sinai, Yuchuan Shao, Cheng Li, Shaofan Yuan, Vy Tran, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Doron Naveh, Li Yang () and Fengnian Xia ()
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Xiaolong Chen: Yale University
Xiaobo Lu: Washington University
Bingchen Deng: Yale University
Ofer Sinai: Bar-Ilan University
Yuchuan Shao: Yale University
Cheng Li: Yale University
Shaofan Yuan: Yale University
Vy Tran: Washington University
Kenji Watanabe: National Institute for Materials Science
Takashi Taniguchi: National Institute for Materials Science
Doron Naveh: Bar-Ilan University
Li Yang: Washington University
Fengnian Xia: Yale University

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Lately rediscovered orthorhombic black phosphorus (BP) exhibits promising properties for near- and mid-infrared optoelectronics. Although recent electrical measurements indicate that a vertical electric field can effectively reduce its transport bandgap, the impact of the electric field on light-matter interaction remains unclear. Here we show that a vertical electric field can dynamically extend the photoresponse in a 5 nm-thick BP photodetector from 3.7 to beyond 7.7 μm, leveraging the Stark effect. We further demonstrate that such a widely tunable BP photodetector exhibits a peak extrinsic photo-responsivity of 518, 30, and 2.2 mA W−1 at 3.4, 5, and 7.7 μm, respectively, at 77 K. Furthermore, the extracted photo-carrier lifetime indicates a potential operational speed of 1.3 GHz. Our work not only demonstrates the potential of BP as an alternative mid-infrared material with broad optical tunability but also may enable the compact, integrated on-chip high-speed mid-infrared photodetectors, modulators, and spectrometers.

Date: 2017
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