Yuichi Oshima | Searcharxiv

arXiv2026

Roadmap on UV-C photodetectors: materials, applications and industry perspectives

UV-C photodetectors are poised to play an increasingly important role in future photonic technologies, driven by the rapid emergence of UV-C light sources and new wide bandgap semiconductors. These advances are enabling new levels of spectral selectivity, radiation hardness, sensitivity, and device integration, while opening opportunities across a broad range of applications. This roadmap provides a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of UV-C photodetection, spanning established and emerging material platforms (Ga2O3, AlGaN, BN, diamond, MgZnO, 2-dimensional materials, metal halide perovskites, micro-electromechanical systems), and their applications in metrology, astronomy, communications, environmental monitoring, fire detection, missile warning, gas sensing, and medical diagnostics. By identifying opportunities, bottlenecks, and future directions, this roadmap aims to support both newcomers and established researchers, with the aim of accelerating the translation of UV-C photodetectors into impactful technologies.

physics.app-ph↗

arXiv2021

Infrared dielectric functions and Brillouin zone center phonons of $α$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ compared to $α$-Al$_2$O$_3$

We determine the anisotropic dielectric functions of rhombohedral $α$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ by far-infrared and infrared generalized spectroscopic ellipsometry and derive all transverse optical and longitudinal optical phonon mode frequencies and broadening parameters. We also determine the high frequency and static dielectric constants. We perform density functional theory computations and determine the phonon dispersion for all branches in the Brillouin zone, and we derive all phonon mode parameters at the Brillouin zone center including Raman-active, infrared-active, and silent modes. Excellent agreement is obtained between our experimental and computation results as well as among all previously reported partial information from experiment and theory. We also compute the same information for $α$-Al$_2$O$_3$, the binary parent compound for the emerging alloy of $α$-(Al$_{x}$Ga$_{1-x}$)$_2$O$_3$, and use results from previous investigations [Schubert, Tiwald, and Herzinger, Phys. Rev. B 61, 8187 (2000)] to compare all properties among the two isostructural compounds. From both experimental and theoretical investigations we compute the frequency shifts of all modes between the two compounds. Additionally, we calculate overlap parameters between phonon mode eigenvectors and discuss the possible evolution of all phonon modes into the ternary alloy system and whether modes may form single mode or more complex mode behaviors.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗