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Miniaturized photodetectors are becoming increasingly sought-after components for a range of next generation technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, integrated wearable devices, or gadgets embedded in the Internet of Things. A major…
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We present an alternative approach to the fabrication of highly efficient superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) based on tungsten silicide. Using well-established technologies for the deposition of dielectric mirrors and…
Atomically-thin two-dimensional (2D) layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been extensively studied in recent years because of their appealing electrical and optical properties. Here, we report on the fabrication of ReS2…
A variety of fabrication methods for van der Waals heterostructures have been demonstrated; however, their wafer-scale deposition remains a challenge. Here we report few-layer van der Waals PtS2/PtSe2 heterojunction photodiodes fabricated…
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We present a superconducting cavity-coupled double quantum dot (DQD) photodiode that achieves a maximum photon-to-electron conversion efficiency of 25% in the microwave domain. With a higher-quality-factor cavity and improved device design…
Layered two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have been widely exploited in photodetectors due to their excellent electronic and optoelectronic properties. To improve their performance, photogating, photoconductive, photovoltaic,…
Miniaturized, low-cost wavelength detectors are gaining enormous interest as we step into the new age of photonics. Incompatibility with integrated circuits or complex fabrication requirement in most of the conventionally used filters…
Since their inception, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors have been enabling quantum optical applications and the rise of the photonic quantum industry. The evolution in the detector design and read-out strategies has led to…
We fabricated and characterised nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs) made of 4 nm thick amorphous Mo$_x$Si$_{1-x}$ films. At 1.7 K the best devices exhibit a detection efficiency up to 18% at 1.2 um wavelength of…
In this report, we demonstrate dual band vertical heterojunction photodetector realized by integrating {\alpha}-In2Se3 with p-type GaN. Flakes of ~ 110 nm thickness were exfoliated on MOCVD grown p-GaN on silicon substrate. Devices showed…
Self-driven photodetectors (SDPDs) transform photon energy into electrical energy without external voltage, which makes them highly advantageous for applications such as low-power communication and imaging systems. Two-dimensional materials…
Event-based dynamic light detection, specifically in low illumination power environments, is a critical requirement in autonomous vehicles. This work reports low optical power photodetection through the dynamic pyrophototronic effect in an…
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