High-sensitivity photovoltaic responses in manganite-based heterojunctions on Si substrates for weak light detection

Appl Opt. 2011 Jun 10;50(17):2666-70. doi: 10.1364/AO.50.002666.

Abstract

We have fabricated and characterized a weak light photodetector in a heterojunction composed of manganite La0.4Ca0.6MnO3 and n-type Si. High-sensitivity photoresponse properties were investigated. The responsivities of open-circuit photovoltage and short-circuit photocurrent reach ∼1000 V/mJ and ∼30 A/mJ, respectively, without any amplification bias under irradiation by 20-ps-wide and 355, 532, and 1064-nm-wavelength laser pulses in nanojoule to microjoule order. The present results demonstrate that the manganite-based heterojunction on Si substrate has potential applications in weak light detection from ultraviolet to near-infrared light.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Diagnostic Imaging / trends
  • Equipment Design
  • Light*
  • Manganese Compounds / chemistry*
  • Optical Devices
  • Photometry / instrumentation*
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon / chemistry*

Substances

  • Manganese Compounds
  • manganite
  • Silicon