Low-frequency noise characteristics of ZnO nanorods schottky barrier photodetectors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2115-2119

  Chen, Tse Pu ^a   Young, Sheng Joue ^b   Chang, Shoou Jinn ^a   Hsiao, Chih Hung ^a   Ji, Liang Wen ^b   Hsu, Yu Jung ^a   Wu, San Lein ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Low frequency noise; nanorod; Schottky barrier; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DETECTIVITY; GLASS SUBSTRATES; IV CHARACTERISTICS; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE CHARACTERISTICS; NOISE EQUIVALENT POWER; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS; ZNO;

NANORODS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC OXIDE;

SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

EID: 84876809959     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2238228     Document Type: Article

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