Bio‐Inspired Complementary Photoconductor by Porphyrin‐Coated Silicon Nanowires

A symbiotically bio-inspired complementary photoconductor is demonstrated using a well-defined silicon nanowire (SiNW) and porphyrins. The observed direction of the conductance change by light illumination has opposite signs for n- and p-type SiNWs. On the basis of this observation, it is concluded that complementary photoconductors can be used to form functional logic gates of optical input with remarkably low static power dissipation. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.