Branched HgTe Nanorods for Stable Room Temperature Extended Short-Wave Infrared Photodetectors.

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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.

Published: July 2025


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Single-element detectors (SEDs) with a room temperature extended short-wave infrared (eSWIR) photoresponse were fabricated with branched nanorods of HgTe. Nanorods with high aspect (length/width) ratios were obtained by using stoichiometric excesses of Hg (i.e., [Hg]/[Te] molar ratios greater than one) and relatively low reaction temperatures, as low as room temperature. The size-tunable optical cutoff wavelengths of the detectors ranged from 2 to 3.5 μm, with specific detectivities as high as 2.4 × 10 Jones. The devices retained their responsivity for more than a year. Branched nanorods of HgTe are promising materials for IR photodetectors and imagers.

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