Abstract
The photoconductivity of carbon nanotube (CNT) Schottky barrier transistors is studied by solving the nonequilibrium Green’s function transport equation. The model provides a detailed and coherent picture of electron-photon coupling and quantum transport effects. The photocurrent shows peaks at photon energies near the subband gaps, which can be engineered by controlling the CNT diameter. Electron-phonon coupling (i) slightly broadens the peaks, (ii) leads to phonon-assisted photocurrent at certain energy ranges, and (iii) changes the energy-resolved photocurrent. We also show that the metal-CNT barrier height has a much smaller effect on the photocurrent than on the dark current.
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