title: Carbon nanotube terahertz detector.
abstract: Terahertz (THz) technologies are promising for diverse areas such as medicine, bioengineering, astronomy, environmental monitoring, and communications. However, despite decades of worldwide efforts, the THz region of the electromagnetic spectrum still continues to be elusive for solid state technology. Here, we report on the development of a powerless, compact, broadband, flexible, large-area, and polarization-sensitive carbon nanotube THz detector that works at room temperature. The detector is sensitive throughout the entire range of the THz technology gap, with responsivities as high as ∼2.5 V/W and polarization ratios as high as ∼5:1. Complete thermoelectric and opto-thermal characterization together unambiguously reveal the photothermoelectric origin of the THz photosignal, triggered by plasmonic absorption and collective antenna effects, and suggest that judicious design of thermal management and quantum engineering of Seebeck coefficients will lead to further enhancement of device performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ‡The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, ¶NanoJapan Program, #Department of Chemistry, ●Department of Physics and Astronomy, and □Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States.
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: J Meagan
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: Kristopher J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: A Alec
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Talin
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Weilu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Qijia
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hauge
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Léonard
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kono
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013696:Temperature; D055053:Terahertz Radiation; D055068:Terahertz Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon