Fast response ZnO:Al/CuO nanowire/ZnO:Al heterostructure light sensors fabricated by dielectrophoresis

A. Garcia Marin; C. García Núñez; E. Ruiz; J. Piqueras; J.L. Pau

doi:10.1063/1.4811128

Fast response ZnO:Al/CuO nanowire/ZnO:Al heterostructure light sensors fabricated by dielectrophoresis

A. Garcia Marin, C. García Núñez, E. Ruiz, J. Piqueras, J.L. Pau

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Metal oxide nanowire (NW) photoconductors tend to exhibit high photoconductive gains and long recovery times mainly due to surface effects. In this work, p-type CuO NWs are synthesized by direct oxidation of copper and deposited on n-type ZnO:Al electrodes by dielectrophoresis. The heterostructure is electro-optically characterized showing recovery times in the 10 μs range, mainly limited by the resistance-capacitance product of the equivalent circuit, without signs of persistent effects. The fast response is attributed to short transit times across space charge regions built between CuO and ZnO:Al materials and fast carrier recombination at neutral regions.

Original language	English
Article number	232105
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	102
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4811128
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

dielectrophoresis
metal oxide nanowires
nanowire assembly
nanowire synthesis

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Fast response ZnO:Al/CuO nanowire/ZnO:Al heterostructure light sensors fabricated by dielectrophoresis

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