Observation of Photovoltaic Effect and Single-photon Detection in Nanowire Silicon pn-junction

<p>We&nbsp; study&nbsp; nanowire&nbsp; silicon&nbsp; pin&nbsp; and&nbsp; pn-junctions&nbsp; at&nbsp; room&nbsp; and&nbsp; low&nbsp; temperature.&nbsp; Photovoltaic&nbsp; effects&nbsp; are&nbsp; observed&nbsp; for both devices at r...

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Main Authors: Arief Udhiarto, Sri Purwiyanti, Daniel Moraru, Takeshi Mizuno, Michiharu Tabe
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Indonesia 2013-09-01
Series:Makara Journal of Technology
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Online Access:http://journal.ui.ac.id/technology/journal/article/view/264
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spelling doaj-35be9ac1d4d8463a92a8303506bcaf2a2020-11-25T02:32:19ZengUniversitas IndonesiaMakara Journal of Technology2355-27862356-45392013-09-01172646810.7454/mst.v17i2.1947233Observation of Photovoltaic Effect and Single-photon Detection in Nanowire Silicon pn-junctionArief Udhiarto0Sri Purwiyanti1Daniel Moraru2Takeshi Mizuno3Michiharu Tabe4Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, IndonesiaElectrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, IndonesiaResearch Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu 432-8011, JapanResearch Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu 432-8011, JapanResearch Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu 432-8011, Japan<p>We&nbsp; study&nbsp; nanowire&nbsp; silicon&nbsp; pin&nbsp; and&nbsp; pn-junctions&nbsp; at&nbsp; room&nbsp; and&nbsp; low&nbsp; temperature.&nbsp; Photovoltaic&nbsp; effects&nbsp; are&nbsp; observed&nbsp; for both devices at room temperature. At low temperature, nanowire pn-junction devices show their ability to detect single photon. This ability was not been observed for pin devices. Phosphorus-boron dopant cluster in the depletion region is considered&nbsp; to&nbsp; have&nbsp; the&nbsp; main&nbsp; role&nbsp; for&nbsp; single-photon&nbsp; detection&nbsp; capability.&nbsp; Fundamental&nbsp; mechanism&nbsp; of&nbsp; dopant-based single-photon detection in nanowire pn-junction is described in details.</p>http://journal.ui.ac.id/technology/journal/article/view/264dopant cluster, nanowire pn-junction, single dopant, single photon
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author Arief Udhiarto
Sri Purwiyanti
Daniel Moraru
Takeshi Mizuno
Michiharu Tabe
spellingShingle Arief Udhiarto
Sri Purwiyanti
Daniel Moraru
Takeshi Mizuno
Michiharu Tabe
Observation of Photovoltaic Effect and Single-photon Detection in Nanowire Silicon pn-junction
Makara Journal of Technology
dopant cluster, nanowire pn-junction, single dopant, single photon
author_facet Arief Udhiarto
Sri Purwiyanti
Daniel Moraru
Takeshi Mizuno
Michiharu Tabe
author_sort Arief Udhiarto
title Observation of Photovoltaic Effect and Single-photon Detection in Nanowire Silicon pn-junction
title_short Observation of Photovoltaic Effect and Single-photon Detection in Nanowire Silicon pn-junction
title_full Observation of Photovoltaic Effect and Single-photon Detection in Nanowire Silicon pn-junction
title_fullStr Observation of Photovoltaic Effect and Single-photon Detection in Nanowire Silicon pn-junction
title_full_unstemmed Observation of Photovoltaic Effect and Single-photon Detection in Nanowire Silicon pn-junction
title_sort observation of photovoltaic effect and single-photon detection in nanowire silicon pn-junction
publisher Universitas Indonesia
series Makara Journal of Technology
issn 2355-2786
2356-4539
publishDate 2013-09-01
description <p>We&nbsp; study&nbsp; nanowire&nbsp; silicon&nbsp; pin&nbsp; and&nbsp; pn-junctions&nbsp; at&nbsp; room&nbsp; and&nbsp; low&nbsp; temperature.&nbsp; Photovoltaic&nbsp; effects&nbsp; are&nbsp; observed&nbsp; for both devices at room temperature. At low temperature, nanowire pn-junction devices show their ability to detect single photon. This ability was not been observed for pin devices. Phosphorus-boron dopant cluster in the depletion region is considered&nbsp; to&nbsp; have&nbsp; the&nbsp; main&nbsp; role&nbsp; for&nbsp; single-photon&nbsp; detection&nbsp; capability.&nbsp; Fundamental&nbsp; mechanism&nbsp; of&nbsp; dopant-based single-photon detection in nanowire pn-junction is described in details.</p>
topic dopant cluster, nanowire pn-junction, single dopant, single photon
url http://journal.ui.ac.id/technology/journal/article/view/264
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