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Tunnel-barrier rectifiers for optical nantennas

Tunnel-barrier rectifiers for optical nantennas
Tunnel-barrier rectifiers for optical nantennas
We present comprehensive experimental and theoretical work on tunnel-barrier rectifiers comprising double (Nb2O5-Al2O3) and triple (Ta2O5-Nb2O5-Al2O3) insulator configurations engineered to enhance low-voltage nonlinearity. The key rectifier properties, asymmetry, nonlinearity and responsivity have been assessed from current-voltage measurements. A superior low-voltage asymmetry (12 at 0.1 V) and responsivity (5 A/W at 0.2 V) for MIIIM rectifiers have been observed. The results demonstrate enhanced rectification by atomically multi-layering tunnel barriers in cascaded and non-cascaded MIIIM arrangements, for inclusion in optical nantennas.
1938-5862
287-289
Mitrovic, Ivona
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Wrench, Jacqueline
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Chalker, Paul
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Wrench, Jacqueline
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Mitrovic, Ivona, Weerakkody, Ayendra, Sedghi, Naser, Hall, Stephen, Ralph, Jason, Wrench, Jacqueline, Chalker, Paul, Luo, Zhenhua and Beeby, Stephen (2016) Tunnel-barrier rectifiers for optical nantennas. [in special issue: 229th ECS Meeting] ECS Transactions, 72 (2), 287-289. (doi:10.1149/07202.0287).

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We present comprehensive experimental and theoretical work on tunnel-barrier rectifiers comprising double (Nb2O5-Al2O3) and triple (Ta2O5-Nb2O5-Al2O3) insulator configurations engineered to enhance low-voltage nonlinearity. The key rectifier properties, asymmetry, nonlinearity and responsivity have been assessed from current-voltage measurements. A superior low-voltage asymmetry (12 at 0.1 V) and responsivity (5 A/W at 0.2 V) for MIIIM rectifiers have been observed. The results demonstrate enhanced rectification by atomically multi-layering tunnel barriers in cascaded and non-cascaded MIIIM arrangements, for inclusion in optical nantennas.

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Published date: April 2016
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 400659
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/400659
ISSN: 1938-5862
PURE UUID: 5b9554e4-272c-4934-8897-b9607ef6f5ed
ORCID for Zhenhua Luo: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0766-6174
ORCID for Stephen Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759

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Date deposited: 21 Sep 2016 11:03
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:46

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Author: Ivona Mitrovic
Author: Ayendra Weerakkody
Author: Naser Sedghi
Author: Stephen Hall
Author: Jason Ralph
Author: Jacqueline Wrench
Author: Paul Chalker
Author: Zhenhua Luo ORCID iD
Author: Stephen Beeby ORCID iD

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