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Joseph Shappir

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arXiv2021

Photo memtransistor based on CMOS flash memory technology on Graphene with neuromorphic applications

Graphene holds a great promise for a number of diverse future applications, in particular related to its easily tunable doping and Fermi level by electrostatic gating. However, as of today, most implementations rely on electrical doping via the application of continuous large voltages to maintain the desired doping. We show here how graphene can be implemented with conventional semiconductor flash memory technology in order to make programmable doping possible, simply by the application of short gate pulses. We also demonstrate how this approach can be used for a memory device, and also show potential neuromorphic capabilities of the device. Finally, we show that the overall performance can be significantly enhanced by illuminating the device with UV radiation. Our approach may pave the way for integrating graphene in CMOS technology memory applications, and our device design could also be suitable for large scale neuromorphic computing structures.

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arXiv2019

Giant enhancement of silicon plasmonic SWIR photodetection using nanoscale self-organised metallic films

Many consumer technologies and scientific methods rely on photodetection of infrared light. We report a Schottky photodetector operating below silicon's band gap energy, through hot carrier injection from a nanoscale metallic absorber. Our design relies on simple CMOS-compatible 'bottom up' fabrication of fractally nanostructured aluminium films. Due to the fractal nature of the nanostructuring, the aluminium films support plasmonically enhanced absorption over a wide wavelength range. We demonstrate two orders of magnitude improvements of responsivity, noise-equivalent-power, and detectivity as compared to bulk metal, over a broad spectral and angular range. We attribute this to momentum relaxation processes from the nanoscale fractal geometry. Specifically, we demonstrate a direct link between quantum efficiency enhancement and structural parameters such as perimeter to surface ratio. Finally, our devices also function as bulk refractive index sensors. Our approach is a promising candidate for future cost effective and robust short wave infrared photodetection and sensing applications.

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arXiv2017

Post trimming of silicon photonics microresonators by nanoscale flash memory technology

Flash memory technology is widely common in modern microelectronics, and is essentially affecting our daily life. Considering the recent progress in photonic circuitry, and in particular silicon photonics circuitry, there is now an opportunity to embed the flash memory technology in photonic applications. A particularly promising candidate that can benefit from such integration is the photonic resonator. As of today, chip scale resonators are essential building blocks in modern silicon photonic platform. However, their properties, and in particular their resonance frequencies deviate from their designed values due to unavoidable fabrication imperfections, imposing a stringent limitation on the applicability of such devices. Here we present a solution for this major obstacle and demonstrate electrical approach for post trimming of such resonators. This is achieved by integrating the well-established flash memory technology into the photonic circuitry. More specifically, we use the nanoscale Silicon-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon (SONOS) structure in order to trap charges in the thin silicon nitride layer, which is located in close proximity to the silicon device layer. This enables the accumulation of charges in the silicon, modifying the effective index of the optical mode and consequently the resonance frequency. By doing so, we provide a robust and elegant CMOS compatible memory solution, which can be easily manufactured and commercialized. We expect such an approach to pave the way for even more efficient utilization of resonators and interferometers in chip scale photonic and electro optic systems, with wide range of applications such as filters, modulators, sensors, and lasers, to name a few.

physics.app-ph↗

arXiv2015

On-chip integrated, silicon-graphene plasmonic Schottky photodetector, with high responsivity and avalanche photogain

We report an on-chip integrated metal-graphene-silicon plasmonic Schottky photodetector with 85mA/W responsivity at 1.55 um and 7% internal quantum efficiency. This is one order of magnitude higher than metal-silicon Schottky photodetectors operated in the same conditions. At a reverse bias of 3V, we achieve avalanche multiplication, with 0.37A/W responsivity and avalanche photogain~2. This paves the way to graphene integrated silicon photonics.

cond-mat.mes-hall↗

arXiv2014

Model for quantum efficiency of guided mode plasmonic enhanced silicon Schottky detectors

Plasmonic enhanced Schottky detectors operating on the basis of the internal photoemission process are becoming an attractive choice for detecting photons with sub bandgap energy. Yet, the quantum efficiency of these detectors appears to be low compare to the more conventional detectors which are based on interband transitions in a semiconductor. Hereby we provide a theoretical model to predict the quantum efficiency of guided mode internal photoemission photodetector with focus on the platform of silicon plasmonics. The model is supported by numerical simulations and comparison to experimental results. Finally, we discuss approaches for further enhancement of the quantum efficiency.

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