Abstract
We identified different nano-carbon species such as graphene nanoplatelets, graphite flakes and carbon nanotubes dispersed in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone using a novel sensor structure based on a “deep” silicon barrier working as a photoelectrical transducer. Each nano-carbon particle has specific signature in both 2D photocurrent distribution and photocurrent dependencies on bias changing surface band-bending. Additionally, all nano-carbon particles have characteristic features in the time-dependent evolution of photocurrent. The obtained results can be explained by the influence of nano-carbon molecules’ local electric field on the recombination parameters of defect centers on the silicon surface.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 308-313 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Current Applied Physics |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 17 Dec 2018 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2019 |
Funding
This work was supported by EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Programme (RISE) under Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (project 690945 “Carther”). M.A. acknowledges the support from the Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman .
Keywords
- Carbon nanotubes
- Graphene
- Photoelectrical sensor
- Silicon