A phenomenological model for the photocurrent transient relaxation observed in ZnO-based photodetector devices

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 9921-9940

  Moore, James C ^a   Thompson, Cody V ^a  

^a Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Persistent photoconductivity; Photodetector; Photoresponse; Ultraviolet; Zinc oxide; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BARRIERS; GAS ADSORPTION; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ZINC OXIDE;

CONDUCTION-BAND ELECTRONS; METAL SEMICONDUCTOR METAL; PERSISTENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTORESPONSES; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS; ULTRAVIOLET; ZNO;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

EID: 84881261448     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130809921     Document Type: Article

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