ZnO-based ultraviolet photodetectors with novel nanosheet structures

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 238-244

  Young, Sheng Joue ^a   Liu, Yi Hsing ^b   Hsiao, Chih Hung ^b   Chang, Shoou Jinn ^b   Wang, Bo Chin ^b   Kao, Tsung Hsien ^b   Tsai, Kai Shiang ^c   Wu, San Lein ^c  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Detectivity; Noise; Photodetector; ZnO nanosheet

Indexed keywords

DETECTIVITY; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE SPECTRA; NANOSHEET STRUCTURE; NOISE; NOISE EQUIVALENT POWER; ULTRA-VIOLET PHOTODETECTORS; UV PHOTODETECTORS; ZNO NANOSHEETS;

NANOSHEETS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SUBSTRATES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84897874383     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2014.2298335     Document Type: Article

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