Publications

Yu, Wenlong; Pan, Wei P.

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Yu, Wenlong; Pan, Wei P.; Medlin, Douglas L.; Rodriguez, Mark A.; Lee, Stephen R.; Bao, Zhi-qiang B.; Zhang, Fan Z.

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Leonard, Francois L.; Yu, Wenlong; Celio, Kimberlee C.; Medlin, Douglas L.; Sugar, Joshua D.; Talin, A.A.; Pan, Wei P.

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ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Leonard, Francois L.; Yu, Wenlong; Celio, Kimberlee C.; Medlin, Douglas L.; Sugar, Joshua D.; Talin, A.A.; Pan, Wei P.

The family of three-dimensional topological insulators opens new avenues to discover novel photophysics and to develop novel types of photodetectors. ZrTe5 has been shown to be a Dirac semimetal possessing unique topological, electronic, and optical properties. Here, we present spatially resolved photocurrent measurements on devices made of nanoplatelets of ZrTe5, demonstrating the photothermoelectric origin of the photoresponse. Because of the high electrical conductivity and good Seebeck coefficient, we obtain noise-equivalent powers as low as 42 pW/Hz1/2, at room temperature for visible light illumination, at zero bias. We also show that these devices suffer from significant ambient reactivity, such as the formation of a Te-rich surface region driven by Zr oxidation as well as severe reactions with the metal contacts. This reactivity results in significant stresses in the devices, leading to unusual geometries that are useful for gaining insight into the photocurrent mechanisms. Our results indicate that both the large photothermoelectric response and reactivity must be considered when designing or interpreting photocurrent measurements in these systems.

Yu, Wenlong

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Yu, Wenlong; Jiang, Y.X.; Yang, J.J.; Dun, Z.L.; Zhou, H.D.; Jiang, Z.J.; Lu, Ping L.; Pan, Wei P.

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Diez, E.D.; Pezzini, S.P.; Yu, Wenlong; Clerico, V.C.; Hernandez Fuentevilla, C.H.; Shi, Xiang S.; Jiang, Y.X.; Saha, D.S.; Lou, W.K.; Chang, K.C.; Huang, D.H.; Gumbs, G.G.; Smirnov, D.S.; Stanton, C.J.; Jiang, Z.J.; Bellani, V.B.; Meziani, Y.M.; Hawkins, Samuel D.; Klem, John F.; Pan, Wei P.

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Yu, Wenlong; Jiang, Y.X.; Jang, J.J.; Dun, Z.L.; Zhou, H.D.; Jiang, Z.J.; Lu, Ping L.; Pan, Wei P.

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Yu, Wenlong; Jiang, Y.X.; Yang, J.J.; Dun, Z.L.; Zhou, H.D.; Jiang, Z.J.; Lu, Ping L.; Pan, Wei P.

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Applied Physics Letters

Shi, Xiaoyan S.; Yu, Wenlong; Hawkins, Samuel D.; Klem, John F.; Pan, Wei P.

We have fabricated a superconductor (Ta)-InAs/GaSb bilayer-superconductor (Ta) junction device that has a long mean free path and can preserve the wavelike properties of particles (electrons and holes) inside the junction. Differential conductance measurements were carried out at low temperatures in this device, and McMillan-Rowell like oscillations (MROs) were observed. Surprisingly, a much larger Fermi velocity, compared to that from Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, was obtained from the frequency of MROs. Possible mechanisms are discussed for this discrepancy.