Heavy-metal-free solution-processed nanoparticle-based photodetectors: Doping of intrinsic vacancies enables engineering of sensitivity and speed

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 331-338

  Tang, Jiang ^a   Konstantatos, Gerasimos ^b   Hinds, Sean ^b   Myrskog, Stefan ^b   Pattantyus Abraham, Andras G ^b   Clifford, Jason ^b   Sargent, Edward H ^b  

^a Department of Materials Science and Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doping; Indium sulfide; Intrinsic vacancy; Photoconductive; Photodetector; Solution processed

Indexed keywords

DOPING; INDIUM SULFIDE; INTRINSIC VACANCY; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); INDIUM; LEAD; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; VACANCIES;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 65249170028     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn800718u     Document Type: Article

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