INFRARED SURFACE-PLASMONS ON PLATINUM SILICIDE

被引:7
作者
SELLAI, A [1 ]
DAWSON, P [1 ]
HENDREN, WR [1 ]
MAGILL, SHS [1 ]
GAMBLE, HS [1 ]
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,DEPT ELECTR & ELECT ENGN,BELFAST BT7 1NN,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
关键词
SURFACE PHENOMENA; INFRARED DETECTORS; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19920102
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
It is shown that surface plasmons (SPs) are supported on thin PtSi films. Using a prism-air gap-sample configuration, p-polarised infra-red light (3.39-mu-m) has been coupled with approximately 95% efficiency to SPs on the silicide electrode of PtSi-Si Schottky barrier structures. Stimulating SPs offers both a means of optically characterising silicide films and of enhancing optical absorption with a view to significantly increasing the Schottky barrier photoresponse.
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页码:164 / 165
页数:2
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