Abstract
The design, fabrication and characterisation of a microcantilever having two back-to-back light-emitting Pt-Si Schottky diodes fabricated near the cantilever free end is reported. Visible light is emitted from the Schottky barrier junctions under reverse bias. The diodes breakdown at a voltage of 100V and during breakdown the diodes emit light with a peak wavelength near 710nm. This approach for integrating a light-emitting Schottky diode onto a microcantilever could be used to introduce light into scanning probe or sensing measurements.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 314-316 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Micro and Nano Letters |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics