Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 3, 362(2023)

Broadband terahertz detector based on topological insulator heterojunction

Chen-Yu YAO1,2, Li-Bo ZHANG1,3, Ying-Dong WEI1, Lin WANG1、*, Xiao-Shuang CHEN1,2,3, and Wei LU1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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    Chen-Yu YAO, Li-Bo ZHANG, Ying-Dong WEI, Lin WANG, Xiao-Shuang CHEN, Wei LU. Broadband terahertz detector based on topological insulator heterojunction[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2023, 42(3): 362

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Dec. 5, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 5, 2023

    The Author Email: Lin WANG (wanglin@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2023.03.011

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