Visible-blind photodetectors with Mg-doped ZnO nanorods

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 645-648

  Liu, Y H ^a   Young, Sheng Joue ^b   Hsiao, C H ^a   Ji, Liang Wen ^b   Meen, T H ^b   Water, W ^b   Chang, Shoou Jinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hydrothermal method; Mg doped ZnO; nanorod; photodetectors; transmission spectra

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; NANORODS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; STABILITY; SUBSTRATES; ZINC OXIDE;

CONTRAST RATIO; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GOOD STABILITY; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; MG-DOPED ZNO; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; ULTRAVIOLET ILLUMINATION; UV PHOTODETECTORS;

GOLD;

EID: 84896444085     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2014.2301845     Document Type: Article

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