A nanocomposite ultraviolet photodetector based on interfacial trap-controlled charge injection

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 798-802

  Guo, Fawen ^a   Yang, Bin ^a   Yuan, Yongbo ^a   Xiao, Zhengguo ^a   Dong, Qingfeng ^a   Bi, Yu ^a   Huang, Jinsong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GALLIUM NITRIDE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OHMIC CONTACTS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILICON CARBIDE; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; INTERFACIAL TRAPS; P-N JUNCTION PHOTODIODE; SCHOTTKY CONTACTS; SINGLE CRYSTALLINE SILICON; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ULTRA-VIOLET PHOTODETECTORS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

GALLIUM; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ILLUMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84874654587     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.187     Document Type: Article

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