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Golay cell | - | Operating at room temperature, simple structure, susceptible to vibration, frequency bandwidth, typical NEP~10-10㎝/Hz1/2 | [75] | Photoconductive | ZnTe, GaP, DAST | Short response time, detection frequency bandwidth, detection sensitivity and high signal-to-noise ratio, typical NEP~10-15㎝/Hz1/2 | [3,8] | Pyroelectric | LiTaO3, LiNbO3, DTGS | Low sensitivity, simple structure, room temperature operation, low cost, detection modulation terahertz radiation or pulse radiation, detection frequency bandwidth, typical NEP~10-9㎝/Hz1/2 | [8,28,29,30,31] | Bolometer | Vox, Bi, Si, Ge, NbN | High sensitivity, required cooling environment, large volume, high cost, detection frequency bandwidth, typical NEP~10-10㎝/Hz1/2 | [52,53,54,75,76] | Schottky | GaAs, Si, InP | High sensitivity, fast response, low detection frequency (less than 1THz), room temperature operation, narrow detection frequency band, typical NEP~10-10㎝/Hz1/2 | [8,56,77] | FET | GaAs, GaN, InP, NbN, GaP, Si, Bi, Carbon nanotubes, ZnO, AlGaAs, InAs, Graphene, MoS2, BP | Rich in materials, work at room temperature, diversified devices, easy to form arrays, minimum NEP~10-20㎝/Hz1/2(4.3K) | [1,24,32,42,50,51,53,55, 57,60-61,63,69,71,75] |
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