Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 8, 1996(2022)

Ultrathin oxide controlled photocurrent generation through a metal–insulator–semiconductor heterojunction

Ning Liu1,2,5、*, Xiaohong Yan3,4, Long Gao3, Sergey Beloshapkin2, Christophe Silien1,2, and Hong Wei3,6、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
  • 2Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
  • 3Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 4School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 5e-mail: ning.liu@ul.ie
  • 6e-mail: weihong@iphy.ac.cn
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Dec. 3, 2021

    Accepted: May. 24, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 29, 2022

    The Author Email: Ning Liu (ning.liu@ul.ie), Hong Wei (weihong@iphy.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.450399

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