TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pfenning, Andreas
A1  - Krüger, Sebastian
A1  - Jabeen, Fauzia
A1  - Worschech, Lukas
A1  - Hartmann, Fabian
A1  - Höfling, Sven
T1  - Single-photon counting with semiconductor resonant tunneling devices
JF  - Nanomaterials
N2  - Optical quantum information science and technologies require the capability to generate, control, and detect single or multiple quanta of light. The need to detect individual photons has motivated the development of a variety of novel and refined single-photon detectors (SPDs) with enhanced detector performance. Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) and single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) are the top-performer in this field, but alternative promising and innovative devices are emerging. In this review article, we discuss the current state-of-the-art of one such alternative device capable of single-photon counting: the resonant tunneling diode (RTD) single-photon detector. Due to their peculiar photodetection mechanism and current-voltage characteristic with a region of negative differential conductance, RTD single-photon detectors provide, theoretically, several advantages over conventional SPDs, such as an inherently deadtime-free photon-number resolution at elevated temperatures, while offering low dark counts, a low timing jitter, and multiple photon detection modes. This review article brings together our previous studies and current experimental results. We focus on the current limitations of RTD-SPDs and provide detailed design and parameter variations to be potentially employed in next-generation RTD-SPD to improve the figure of merits of these alternative single-photon counting devices. The single-photon detection capability of RTDs without quantum dots is shown.
KW  - single-photon detectors
KW  - resonant tunneling diode
KW  - photon counting
KW  - III–V semiconductor devices
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-281922
SN  - 2079-4991
VL  - 12
IS  - 14
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Prieto-Garcia, Cristian
A1  - Hartmann, Oliver
A1  - Reissland, Michaela
A1  - Braun, Fabian
A1  - Bozkurt, Süleyman
A1  - Pahor, Nikolett
A1  - Fuss, Carmina
A1  - Schirbel, Andreas
A1  - Schülein-Völk, Christina
A1  - Buchberger, Alexander
A1  - Calzado Canale, Marco A.
A1  - Rosenfeldt, Mathias
A1  - Dikic, Ivan
A1  - Münch, Christian
A1  - Diefenbacher, Markus E.
T1  - USP28 enables oncogenic transformation of respiratory cells, and its inhibition potentiates molecular therapy targeting mutant EGFR, BRAF and PI3K
JF  - Molecular Oncology
N2  - Oncogenic transformation of lung epithelial cells is a multistep process, frequently starting with the inactivation of tumour suppressors and subsequent development of activating mutations in proto-oncogenes, such as members of the PI3K or MAPK families. Cells undergoing transformation have to adjust to changes, including altered metabolic requirements. This is achieved, in part, by modulating the protein abundance of transcription factors. Here, we report that the ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 28 (USP28) enables oncogenic reprogramming by regulating the protein abundance of proto-oncogenes such as c-JUN, c-MYC, NOTCH and ∆NP63 at early stages of malignant transformation. USP28 levels are increased in cancer compared with in normal cells due to a feed-forward loop, driven by increased amounts of oncogenic transcription factors such as c-MYC and c-JUN. Irrespective of oncogenic driver, interference with USP28 abundance or activity suppresses growth and survival of transformed lung cells. Furthermore, inhibition of USP28 via a small-molecule inhibitor resets the proteome of transformed cells towards a ‘premalignant’ state, and its inhibition synergizes with clinically established compounds used to target EGFR\(^{L858R}\)-, BRAF\(^{V600E}\)- or PI3K\(^{H1047R}\)-driven tumour cells. Targeting USP28 protein abundance at an early stage via inhibition of its activity is therefore a feasible strategy for the treatment of early-stage lung tumours, and the observed synergism with current standard-of-care inhibitors holds the potential for improved targeting of established tumours.
KW  - buparlisib
KW  - c-MYC
KW  - gefitinib
KW  - lung cancer
KW  - USP28
KW  - vemurafenib
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-312777
VL  - 16
IS  - 17
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rothmayr, Florian
A1  - Guarin Castro, Edgar David
A1  - Hartmann, Fabian
A1  - Knebl, Georg
A1  - Schade, Anne
A1  - Höfling, Sven
A1  - Koeth, Johannes
A1  - Pfenning, Andreas
A1  - Worschech, Lukas
A1  - Lopez-Richard, Victor
T1  - Resonant tunneling diodes: mid-infrared sensing at room temperature
JF  - Nanomaterials
N2  - Resonant tunneling diode photodetectors appear to be promising architectures with a simple design for mid-infrared sensing operations at room temperature. We fabricated resonant tunneling devices with GaInAsSb absorbers that allow operation in the 2–4 μm range with significant electrical responsivity of 0.97 A/W at 2004 nm to optical readout. This paper characterizes the photosensor response contrasting different operational regimes and offering a comprehensive theoretical analysis of the main physical ingredients that rule the sensor functionalities and affect its performance. We demonstrate how the drift, accumulation, and escape efficiencies of photogenerated carriers influence the electrostatic modulation of the sensor's electrical response and how they allow controlling the device's sensing abilities.
KW  - resonant tunneling diode
KW  - mid-infrared sensing
KW  - photosensor
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-267152
SN  - 2079-4991
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
ER  -