Highly Polarized Photoluminescence and Photodetection from Single Indium Phosphide Nanowires
10.1126/science.1062340
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Abstract

We have characterized the fundamental photoluminescence (PL) properties of individual, isolated indium phosphide (InP) nanowires to define their potential for optoelectronics. Polarization-sensitive measurements reveal a striking anisotropy in the PL intensity recorded parallel and perpendicular to the long axis of a nanowire. The order-of-magnitude polarization anisotropy was quantitatively explained in terms of the large dielectric contrast between these free-standing nanowires and surrounding environment, as opposed to quantum confinement effects. This intrinsic anisotropy was used to create polarization-sensitive nanoscale photodetectors that may prove useful in integrated photonic circuits, optical switches and interconnects, near-field imaging, and high-resolution detectors.

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Wang, J., Gudiksen, M. S., Duan, X., Cui, Y., & Lieber, C. M. (2001). Highly Polarized Photoluminescence and Photodetection from Single Indium Phosphide Nanowires. Science, 293(5534), 1455–1457.

Authors 5
  1. Jianfang Wang (first)
  2. Mark S. Gudiksen (additional)
  3. Xiangfeng Duan (additional)
  4. Yi Cui (additional)
  5. Charles M. Lieber (additional)
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Created 23 years ago (July 27, 2002, 5:53 a.m.)
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Issued 24 years ago (Aug. 24, 2001)
Published 24 years ago (Aug. 24, 2001)
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@article{Wang_2001, title={Highly Polarized Photoluminescence and Photodetection from Single Indium Phosphide Nanowires}, volume={293}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1062340}, DOI={10.1126/science.1062340}, number={5534}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Wang, Jianfang and Gudiksen, Mark S. and Duan, Xiangfeng and Cui, Yi and Lieber, Charles M.}, year={2001}, month=aug, pages={1455–1457} }