Graphene in 2D/3D Heterostructure Diodes for High Performance Electronics and Optoelectronics

Advanced Electronic Materials, vol. 7

Abstract

Abstract Diodes made of heterostructures of the 2D material graphene and conventional 3D materials are reviewed in this manuscript. Several applications in high frequency electronics and optoelectronics are highlighted. In particular, advantages of metal–insulator–graphene (MIG) diodes over conventional metal–insulator–metal diodes are discussed with respect to relevant figures‐of‐merit. The MIG concept is extended to 1D diodes. Several experimentally implemented radio frequency circuit applications with MIG diodes as active elements are presented. Furthermore, graphene‐silicon Schottky diodes as well as MIG diodes are reviewed in terms of their potential for photodetection. Here, graphene‐based diodes have the potential to outperform conventional photodetectors in several key figures‐of‐merit, such as overall responsivity or dark current levels. Obviously, advantages in some areas may come at the cost of disadvantages in others, so that 2D/3D diodes need to be tailored in application‐specific ways.

Authors 9

1. Zhenxing Wang Aachen AMO GmbH

   AMO (Germany)

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   AMO GmbH Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 25 Aachen 52074 Germany

   AMO GmbH, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 25, Aachen, 52074 Germany

2. Andreas Hemmetter Aachen AMO GmbH Chair of Electronic Devices

   AMO (Germany) · RWTH Aachen University

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   AMO GmbH Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 25 Aachen 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University Chair of Electronic Devices Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 2 Aachen 52074 Germany

   AMO GmbH, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 25, Aachen, 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Electronic Devices, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 2, Aachen, 52074 Germany

3. Burkay Uzlu Aachen AMO GmbH Chair of Electronic Devices

   AMO (Germany) · RWTH Aachen University

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   AMO GmbH Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 25 Aachen 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University Chair of Electronic Devices Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 2 Aachen 52074 Germany

   AMO GmbH, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 25, Aachen, 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Electronic Devices, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 2, Aachen, 52074 Germany

4. Mohamed Saeed Aachen Chair of High Frequency Electronics

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University Chair of High Frequency Electronics Kopernikusstr. 16 Aachen 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University, Chair of High Frequency Electronics, Kopernikusstr. 16, Aachen, 52074 Germany

5. Ahmed Hamed Aachen Chair of High Frequency Electronics

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University Chair of High Frequency Electronics Kopernikusstr. 16 Aachen 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University, Chair of High Frequency Electronics, Kopernikusstr. 16, Aachen, 52074 Germany

6. Satender Kataria Aachen Chair of Electronic Devices

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University Chair of Electronic Devices Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 2 Aachen 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Electronic Devices, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 2, Aachen, 52074 Germany

7. Renato Negra Aachen Chair of High Frequency Electronics

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University Chair of High Frequency Electronics Kopernikusstr. 16 Aachen 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University, Chair of High Frequency Electronics, Kopernikusstr. 16, Aachen, 52074 Germany

8. Daniel Neumaier Aachen AMO GmbH

   University of Wuppertal · AMO (Germany)

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   AMO GmbH Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 25 Aachen 52074 Germany

   University of Wuppertal Chair of Smart Sensor Systems Lise‐Meitner‐Str. 13 Wuppertal 42119 Germany

   AMO GmbH, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 25, Aachen, 52074 Germany

   University of Wuppertal, Chair of Smart Sensor Systems, Lise-Meitner-Str. 13, Wuppertal, 42119 Germany

9. Max C. Lemme corresponding Aachen AMO GmbH Chair of Electronic Devices

   AMO (Germany) · RWTH Aachen University

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   AMO GmbH Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 25 Aachen 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University Chair of Electronic Devices Otto‐Blumenthal‐Str. 2 Aachen 52074 Germany

   AMO GmbH, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 25, Aachen, 52074 Germany

   RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Electronic Devices, Otto-Blumenthal-Str. 2, Aachen, 52074 Germany