Nueva generación de transistores FET para tecnología de THz (RTI2018-097180-B-I00)
Abstract:
The spectral range of Terahertz (THz) is located between 0.1 and 10 THz, i.e. between the microwave - millimetre (wireless communications, radar,...) and infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The most attractive features of THz radiation from the point of view of their application are: (i) the THz radiation penetrates clothing and the majority of materials used in packaging such as paper and plastic (ii) many substances have a "fingerprint" (own characteristic spectrum) in the range of THz (iii) due to its low photon energy (about a million times smaller than the one of X rays) radiation THz is non-ionising and therefore, is not dangerous for humans (iv) techniques as THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and image in THz, and the generation of radiation from THz high power using non-linear effects are superior to conventional techniques and serve to analyze a wide variety of materials. These properties make THz radiation based systems a powerful and promising tool for different types of applications while maintaining reasonable safety for human beings.The present research project aims to develop semiconductor sensors for applications in very high frequency (millimeter-wave and Terahertz (THz)). The development includes the phases of modeling/design, fabrication and characterization of sensors. The advantages of these sensors are: (i) low cost (ii) response time very fast as compared to pryroelectric detectors and Si bolometers (iii) operation at room temperature and (iv) integration in silicon technology. The operation of these sensors as THz detectors is based on the coupling between the electrons in the channel of a high mobility FET (HEMT/MODFET) and the incoming electromagnetic radiation through the excitation of plasma waves in the channel.
Funding_entity: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD
Period: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Duración: 3 años
Principal investigator and Coordinator: J. E. Velázquez; Yahya Moubarak Meziani
Participants: Enrique Velázquez, Yahya M. Meziani, Juan Antonio Delgado Notario
Publications:
Asymmetric dual-grating gates graphene FET for detection of terahertz radiations
APL Photonics 5, 066102 (2020) (2020)
Fast response photogating in monolayer MoS2 phototransistors
Nanoscale, 2021, Advance Article - DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NR03896F (2021)