Optothermotronic effect as an ultrasensitive thermal sensing technology for solid-state electronics
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Article Title | Optothermotronic effect as an ultrasensitive thermal sensing technology for solid-state electronics |
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ERA Journal ID | 211335 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Dinh, T. (Author), Nguyen, T. (Author), Foisal, A. R. M. (Author), Phan, H.-P. (Author), Nguyen, T.-K. (Author), Nguyen, N.-T. (Author) and Dao, D. V. (Author) |
Journal Title | Science Advances |
Journal Citation | 6 (22), pp. 1-9 |
Article Number | eaay2671 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 2375-2548 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay2671 |
Web Address (URL) | https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/22/eaay2671 |
Abstract | The thermal excitation, regulation, and detection of charge carriers in solid-state electronics have attracted great attention toward high-performance sensing applications but still face major challenges. Manipulating thermal excitation and transport of charge carriers in nanoheterostructures, we report a giant temperature sensing effect in semiconductor nanofilms via optoelectronic coupling, termed optothermotronics. A gradient of charge carriers in the nanofilms under nonuniform light illumination is coupled with an electric tuning current to enhance the performance of the thermal sensing effect. As a proof of concept, we used silicon carbide (SiC) nanofilms that form nanoheterostructures on silicon (Si). The sensing performance based on the thermal excitation of charge carriers in SiC is enhanced by at least 100 times through photon excitation, with a giant temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of up to −50%/K. Our findings could be used to substantially enhance the thermal sensing performance of solid-state electronics beyond the present sensing technologies. |
Keywords | Strain Sensor; Flexible Electronic; Sweat; Giant temperature-coefficient; Resistance; Sensors; Silicon; Strain |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510204. Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications |
510399. Classical physics not elsewhere classified | |
510499. Condensed matter physics not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering |
Griffith University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5vy9/optothermotronic-effect-as-an-ultrasensitive-thermal-sensing-technology-for-solid-state-electronics
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