Enhanced Mid -Infrared Reflectance with Graphene Coated Silicon Carbide Nanowires

Abstract

The mid-infrared (MIR) optical spectrum hosts a variety of sought-after photonic applications. Herein we simulate and experimentally demonstrate reflectance enhancement of MIR light using graphene-coated silicon carbide nanowires on silicon, showing promise for on-chip MIR nanophotonics.

Review—Silicon Carbide Thin Film Technologies: Recent Advances in Processing, Properties, and Applications: Part II. PVD and Alternative (Non-PVD and Non-CVD) Deposition Techniques

“…This review article is therefore motivated in part by the enduring and expanding use of SiC x in all the technological fields and associated industries discussed above, as well as the emergence of a plethora of novel and exciting SiC x applications that include hightemperature electronics, nanophotonics, quantum and nonlinear photonics, optically addressable spin qubits, [19][20][21][22][23] implantable electronics for microbiology and medical diagnosis, and energy harvesting. 24,25 In this respect, a major differentiator between SiC x and other commercial wide bandgap semiconductors is its biocompatibility-e.g., it is not cytotoxic and exhibits good resistance to biological fluids-which enables its use in implantable sensor, drugdelivery, and neural interface devices.…”

Silicon Carbide Thin Film Technologies: Recent Advances in Processing, Properties, and Applications - Part I Thermal and Plasma CVD

“…This review article is therefore motivated in part by the enduring and ever-expanding use of SiC x in all the technological fields and associated industries discussed above, as well as the emergence of a plethora of novel and exciting SiC x applications that include hightemperature electronics, nanophotonics, quantum and nonlinear photonics, optically addressable spin qubits, [19][20][21][22][23] implantable electronics for microbiology and medical diagnosis, and energy harvesting. [24][25][26] In this respect, a major differentiator between SiC x and other commercial wide bandgap semiconductors is its biocompatibility-e.g., it is not cytotoxic and exhibits good resistance to biological fluids-which enables its use in implantable sensor, drug-delivery, and neural interface devices.…”