1212.1591 (F. González-Posada et al.)

Environmental sensitivity of n-i-n and undoped single GaN nanowire
photodetectors    [PDF]

F. González-Posada, R. Songmuang, M. Den Hertog, E. Monroy

In this work, we compare the photodetector performance of single defect-free undoped and n-in GaN nanowires (NWs). In vacuum, undoped NWs present a responsivity increment, nonlinearities and persistent photoconductivity effects (~ 100 s). Their unpinned Fermi level at the m-plane NW sidewalls enhances the surface states role in the photodetection dynamics. Air adsorbed oxygen accelerates the carrier dynamics at the price of reducing the photoresponse. In contrast, in n-i-n NWs, the Fermi level pinning at the contact regions limits the photoinduced sweep of the surface band bending, and hence reduces the environment sensitivity and prevents persistent effects even in vacuum.

View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.1591