High-performance UV detector made of ultra-long ZnO bridging nanowires
High-performance UV detector made of ultra-long ZnO bridging nanowires
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DOI:
10.1088/0957-4484/20/4/045501
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发表时间:
2009-01-28
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3.5
通讯作者:
Delaunay, Jean-Jacques
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作者:
Li, Yanbo;Della Valle, Florent;Delaunay, Jean-Jacques
A nanowatt UV photoconductive detector made up of ultra-long (similar to 100 mu m) ZnO bridging nanowires has been fabricated by a single-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The electrodes, forming comb-shaped thick ZnO layers, and the sensing elements, consisting of ZnO nanowires bridging the electrodes, were fabricated simultaneously in a single-step CVD process. The device showed drastic changes (10-10(5) times) in current under a wide range of UV irradiances (10(-8) - 10(-2) W cm(-2)). Moreover, the detector exhibited fast response (rise and decay times of the order of 1 s) to UV illumination in air, but no response to visible light (hv < 3.2 eV). Our approach provides a simple and cost-effective way to fabricate high-performance 'visible-blind' UV detectors.