Interaction of light with the ZnO surface: Photon induced oxygen "breathing," oxygen vacancies, persistent photoconductivity, and persistent photovoltage

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Gurwitz, Ron ^a   Cohen, Rotem ^a   Shalish, Ilan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; MOLECULES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTONS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

DEEP LEVEL SPECTRUM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION; ELECTRON DONATION; GREEN LUMINESCENCE; PERSISTENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING OXIDE; SURFACE OXYGEN VACANCIES; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPY;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 84893313328     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4861413     Document Type: Article

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