Room-temperature efficient light detection by amorphous Ge quantum wells

In this work, ultrathin amorphous Ge films (2 to 30 nm in thickness) embedded in SiO2 layers were grown by magnetron sputtering and employed as proficient light sensitizer in photodetector devices. A noteworthy modification of the visible photon absorption is evidenced due to quantum confinement eff...

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Main Authors: Cosentino, Salvatore, Miritello, Maria, Crupi, Isodiana, Nicotra, Giuseppe, Simone, Francesca, Spinella, Corrado, Terrasi, Antonio, Mirabella, Salvatore
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605310/