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InP Nanowires Act as Detectors

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Hank Hogan

They have been shown to work as LEDs, but indium-phosphide nanowires may also find a place in optical interconnects. A research team at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., has discovered that the nanowires exhibit different optical properties depending on their direction, making them suitable for use as photodetectors. The length of a nanowire is much greater than its diameter, which ranges from 10 to 50 nm; hence, the moniker. The researchers created the structures using laser-assisted catalytic growth. A Spectra-Physics Nd:YAG laser operating at 1064 nm vaporized indium-phosphide...Read full article

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    Published: February 2002
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