CdS/ZnO nanocomposite film and its enhanced photoelectric response to UV and visible lights at low bias

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 188, Issue , 2013, Pages 1158-1166

  Zou, Zhijun ^a   Xie, Changsheng ^a   Zhang, Shasha ^a   Yang, Chaoqun ^a   Zhang, Guozhu ^a   Yang, Li ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Low bias; Photocurrent amplitude; Photoelectric response; UV and white light; ZnO and CdS ZnO

Indexed keywords

CDS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; LOW BIAS; PHOTOELECTRIC RESPONSE; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT; WHITE LIGHT; WHITE LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; PHOTOCURRENTS; ZINC OXIDE;

PHOTOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84883510237     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.08.038     Document Type: Article

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