Single nanowire-based UV photodetectors for fast switching

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  ul Hasan, Kamran ^a   Alvi, N H ^a   Lu, Jun ^a   Nur, O ^a   Willander, Magnus ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPLIED BIAS; BARRIER HEIGHTS; CURRENT-VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; FAST SWITCHING; FORWARD BIAS; HIGH CURRENTS; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH STABILITY; OXYGEN IONS; OXYGEN PLASMAS; PT ELECTRODE; RECTIFYING BEHAVIORS; SCHOTTKY DIODES; SCHOTTKY JUNCTIONS; SCHOTTKY-BARRIER DEVICES; SINGLE NW; UV ILLUMINATIONS; UV PHOTODETECTORS; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID TECHNIQUES; ZNO; ZNO NANOWIRES;

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; DIODES; NANOWIRES; OHMIC CONTACTS; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; ZINC OXIDE;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 84862962295     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-348     Document Type: Article

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