Graphene-based Bolometers

• Authors: Xu Du , Daniel E. Prober , Heli Vora , Christopher B. Mckitterick
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

To achieve the state-of-the-art photon detectors, extensive research has been carried out on graphene-based bolometers. These utilize graphene’s promising properties including its small heat capacity, weak electron-phonon coupling, and small resistance. This article reviews the recent development of cryogenic graphene-based bolometers, which are of particular interest and importance for understanding as well as for taking advantage of the intrinsic properties of graphene. We summarize the major theoretical and experimental developments in the field, including the phonon cooling mechanism and its dependence on temperature, doping, and disorder, and the experimental approaches for realizing bolometric detectors.We also estimate the ultimate performance of an ideal graphene bolometer as a power detector and a single-photon detector if superconducting contacts are employed.

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Graphene and 2D Materials
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2014

received

20 - 8 - 2013

online

24 - 4 - 2014

accepted

4 - 3 - 2014

Contributors

author

Xu Du

• Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University

author

Daniel E. Prober

• Departments of Applied Physics and Physics, Yale University

author

Heli Vora

• Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University

author

Christopher B. Mckitterick

• Departments of Applied Physics and Physics, Yale University

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/gpe-2014-0001