Abstract
The resolution of photocurrent measurements at field-effect capacitors as used in light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS) and scanning photo-induced impedance microscopy (SPIM) has been investigated using silicon on sapphire (SOS) substrates illuminated at different wavelengths. Using a two-photon effect in silicon (
λ
=
1250
nm) to generate the photocurrent, genuine submicrometer resolution has been demonstrated for LAPS and SPIM. Improved sensitivity for both LAPS and SPIM was obtained using a 6.7
nm thick gate oxide on SOS anodically grown in 0.1
M HCl.