Patent ID: 8558329
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: B82Y,G01J,G01L,H01L

Abstract:
1. A device for detecting light of an intensity, comprising: a. a substrate having a first surface; b. a piezoelectric nanowire disposed on the first surface of the substrate, the piezoelectric nanowire having a first end and an opposite second end, the piezoelectric nanowire subjected to a predetermined amount of strain that causes the piezoelectric nanowire to allow current to flow therethrough when the light is applied to a first location on the piezoelectric nanowire; c. a first Schottky contact in electrical communication with the first end of the piezoelectric nanowire; d. a second Schottky contact in electrical communication with the second end of the piezoelectric nanowire; e. a bias voltage source configured to impart a bias voltage between the first Schottky contact and the second Schottky contact; and f. a mechanism configured to measure current flowing through the piezoelectric nanowire, so that the current flowing though the piezoelectric nanowire corresponds to the intensity of light.