Large Area Flexible Thin Layer Terahertz Detector

Due to the low photon energy in the relevant frequency band, fewer materials can directly excite carriers, and an extreme lack of high-performance, large-area detectors, limit the promotion, and development of 6G technology. In addition, flexible detectors with the integration of 6G communication and Internet of Things technology has good prospects for application in the development of optoelectronic devices, which are also urgently needed. A large-area flexible thin layer terahertz detector is designed that combines the advantages of excellent optoelectronic performance in the detection of electromagnetic waves with low photon energy and the localized surface plasmon (LSP) effect in a sub-wavelength structure detector. Due to the large effective area, the spiral electrode device demonstrates the best performance at room temperature. The noise equivalent power (NEP) and photoresponsivity (R_V) are achieved with 0.4 pW Hz^−1/2 and 154 MV W⁻¹ at 0.28 THz. In addition, the bending experiments show that the device has extreme advantages for flexible 6G detector applications.