Single-layer graphene-TiO 2 nanotubes array heterojunction for ultraviolet photodetector application

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 387, Issue , 2016, Pages 1162-1168

  Zhang, Deng Yue ^a   Ge, Cai Wang ^a   Wang, Jiu Zhen ^a   Zhang, Teng Fei ^a   Wu, Yu Cheng ^a   Liang, Feng Xia ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anodic TiO 2 nanotube arrays; Finite element method; Heterojunction; Responsivity; UV light photodetector

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHENE; NANOTUBES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

ANNEALING ATMOSPHERES; ANODIC TIO2; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; RECTIFYING BEHAVIORS; RESPONSIVITY; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS; ULTRA-VIOLET PHOTODETECTORS; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84978485626     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.07.041     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. [1] Ardakani, A.G., Pazoki, M., Mahdavi, S.M., Bahrampour, A.R., Taghavinia, N., Ultraviolet photodetectors based on ZnO sheets: the effect of sheet size on photoresponse properties. Appl. Surf. Sci. 258 (2012), 5405–5411.
2. [2] Yu, Y.Q., Luo, L.B., Wang, M.Z., Wang, B., Zeng, L.H., Wu, C.Y., Jie, J.S., Liu, J.W., Yu, S.H., Interfacial state induced ultrasensitive ultraviolet light photodetector with resolved flux down to 85 photons per second. Nano Res. 8 (2015), 1098–1107.
3. [3] Morkoc, H., Strite, S., Gao, G.B., Lin, M.E., Sverdlov, B., Burns, M., Large-band-gap SiC III–V nitride, and II–VI ZnSe-based semiconductor device technologies. J. Appl. Phys. 76 (1994), 1363–1398.
4. [4] Emanetoglu, N.W., Zhu, J., Chen, Y., Zhong, J., Chen, Y., Lu, Y., Surface acoustic wave ultraviolet photodetectors using epitaxial ZnO multilayers grown on r-plane sapphire. Appl. Phys. Lett. 85 (2004), 3702–3704.
5. [5] Monroy, E., Omnes, F., Calle, F., Wide-bandgap semiconductor ultraviolet photodetectors. Semicond. Sci. Technol. 18 (2003), R33–R51.
6. [6] Liu, S., Zhang, X., Sun, P., Wang, C., Wei, Y., Liu, Y., Enhanced electrochromic properties of a TiO2 nanowire array via decoration with anatase nanoparticles. J. Mater. Chem. C 2 (2014), 7891–7896.
7. [7] Pan, J., Li, X., Zhao, Q., Li, T., Tade, M., Liu, S., Construction of Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 modified TiO2 nanotube array nanocomposite electrodes and their photoelectrocatalytic performance in the degradation of 2,4-DCP. J. Mater. Chem. C 3 (2015), 6025–6034.
8. [8] Jennings, J.R., Ghicov, A., Peter, L.M., Schmuki, P., Walker, A.B., Dye-sensitized solar cells based on oriented TiO2 nanotube arrays: transport, trapping, and transfer of electrons. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130 (2008), 13364–13372.
9. [9] Karaagac, H., Aygun, L.E., Parlak, M., Ghaffari, M., Biyikli, N., Okyay, A.K., Au/TiO2 nanorod-based Schottky-type UV photodetectors. Phys. Status Solidi 6 (2012), 442–444.
10. [10] Zou, J., Zhang, Q., Huang, K., Marzari, N., Ultraviolet photodetectors based on anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays. J. Phys. Chem. C 114 (2010), 10725–10729.
11. [11] Liu, G., Hoivik, N., Wang, X., Lu, S., Wang, K., Jakobsen, H., Photoconductive, free-standing crystallized TiO2 nanotube membranes. Electrochim. Acta 93 (2013), 80–86.
12. [12] Ghicov, A., Schmuki, P., Self-ordering electrochemistry: a review on growth and functionality of TiO2 nanotubes and other self-aligned MOx structures. Chem. Commun. 40 (2009), 2791–2808.
13. [13] Grimes, C.A., Synthesis and application of highly ordered arrays of TiO2 nanotubes. J. Mater. Chem. 17 (2007), 1451–1457.
14. [14] Luo, L.B., Zhang, S.H., Xie, C., Wu, C.Y., Fang, Q.L., Wu, C.Y., Hu, J.G., Wang, L., p-Type ZnTe:Ga nanowire: controlled doping and their optoelectronic device application. RSC Adv. 5 (2015), 13324–13330.
15. [15] Lee, C., Wei, X., Kysar, J.W., Hone, J., Measurement of the elastic properties and intrinsic strength of monolayer graphene. Science 321 (2008), 385–388.
16. [16] Kim, K.S., Zhao, Y., Jang, H., Lee, S.Y., Kim, J.M., Kim, K.S., Ahn, J.H., Kim, P., Choi, J.Y., Hong, B.H., Large-scale pattern growth of graphene films for stretchable transparent electrodes. Nature 457 (2009), 706–710.
17. [17] Li, X.M., Zhu, H.W., Wang, K.L., Cao, A.Y., Wei, J.Q., Li, C.Y., Jia, Y., Li, Z., Li, X., Wu, D.H., Graphene-on-silicon Schottky junction solar cells. Adv. Mater. 22 (2010), 2743–2748.
18. [18] Eda, G., Chhowalla, M., Chemically derived graphene oxide: towards large-area thin-film electronics and optoelectronics. Adv. Mater. 22 (2010), 2392–2415.
19. [19] Luo, L.B., Zou, Y.F., Ge, C.W., Zheng, K., Wang, D.D., Lu, R., Zhang, T.F., Yu, Y.Q., Guo, Z.Y., A surface plasmon enhanced near-infrared nanophotodetector. Adv. Opt. Mater. 4 (2016), 763–771.
20. [20] Mueller, T., Xia, F.N., Avouris, P., Graphene photodetectors for high-speed optical communications. Nat. Photonics 4 (2010), 297–301.
21. [21] Nie, B., Hu, J.G., Luo, L.B., Xie, C., Zeng, L.H., Lv, P., Li, F.Z., Jie, J.S., Feng, M., Wu, C.Y., Yu, Y.Q., Yu, S.H., Monolayer graphene film on ZnO nanorod array for high-performance Schottky junction ultraviolet photodetectors. Small 9 (2013), 2872–2879.
22. [22] Miao, J.S., Hu, W.D., Guo, N., Lu, Z.Y., Liu, X.Q., Liao, L., Chen, P.P., Jiang, T., Wu, S.W., Ho, J.C., Wang, L., Chen, X.S., Lu, W., High-responsivity graphene/InAs nanowire heterojunction near-infrared photodetectors with distinct photocurrent on/off ratios. Small 11 (2015), 936–942.
23. [23] Zeng, L.H., Wang, M.Z., Hu, H., Nie, B., Yu, Y.Q., Wu, C.Y., Wang, L., Hu, J.G., Xie, C., Liang, F.X., Luo, L.B., Monolayer graphene/germanium Schottky junction as high-performance self-driven infrared light photodetector. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5 (2013), 9362–9366.
24. [24] Nusir, A.I., Manasreh, M.O., Self-powered near-infrared photodetector based on asymmetrical Schottky interdigital contacts. IEEE Electron Device Lett. 36 (2015), 1172–1175.
25. [25] Wang, Y., Ge, C.W., Zou, Y.F., Lu, R., Zheng, K., Zhang, T.F., Yu, Y.Q., Luo, L.B., Plasmonic indium nanoparticle-induced high-performance photoswitch for blue light detection. Adv. Opt. Mater. 4 (2016), 291–296.
26. [26] Li, X., Cai, W., An, J., Kim, S., Nah, J., Yang, D., Piner, R., Velamakanni, A., Jung, I., Tutuc, E., Banerjee, S.K., Colombo, L., Ruoff, R.S., Large-area synthesis of high-quality and uniform graphene films on copper foils. Science 324 (2009), 1312–1314.
27. [27] Wang, L.B., Yang, W.Y., Chong, H.N., Wang, L., Gao, F.M., Tian, L.H., Yang, Z.B., Efficient ultraviolet photodetectors based on TiO2 nanotube arrays with tailored structures. RSC Adv. 5 (2015), 52388–52394.
28. [28] Dhindsa, N., Chia, A., Boulanger, J., Khodadad, I., LaPierre, R., Saini, S.S., Highly ordered vertical GaAs nanowire arrays with dry etching and their optical properties. Nanotechnology, 25, 2014, 305303.
29. [29] Beranek, R., Tsuchiya, H., Sugishima, T., Macak, M.J., Taveira, L., Fujimoto, S., Kisch, H., Schmuki, P., Enhancement and limits of the photoelectrochemical response from anodic TiO2 nanotubes. Appl. Phys. Lett., 87, 2005 243114–243114–3.
30. [30] Tang, H., Prasad, K., Sanjines, R., Schmid, P.E., Levy, F., Electrical and optical properties of TiO2 anatase thin films. J. Appl. Phys. 75 (1994), 2042–2047.
31. [31] Park, N.G., Lagemaat, J., Frank, A.J., Comparison of dye-sensitized rutile- and anatase-based TiO2 solar cells. J. Phys. Chem. B 104 (2000), 8989–8994.
32. [32] Salari, M., Konstantinov, K., Liu, H.K., Enhancement of the capacitance in TiO2 nanotubes through controlled introduction of oxygen vacancies. J. Mater. Chem. 21 (2011), 5128–5133.
33. [33] Xiao, P., Liu, D., Garcia, B.B., Sepehri, S., Zhang, Y., Cao, G., Electrochemical and photoelectrical properties of titania nanotube arrays annealed in different gases. Sens. Actuators B 134 (2008), 367–372.
34. [34] Podhorodecki, A., Zatryb, G., Misiewicz, J., Domaradzki, J., Kaczmarek, D., Borkowska, A., Influence of annealing on europium photoexcitation doped into nanocrystalline titania film prepared by magnetron sputtering. J. Electrochem. Soc. 156 (2009), H214–H219.
35. [35] Roy, S., Jacob, C., Basu, S., Current transport properties of Pd/3C-SiC Schottky junctions with planar and vertical structures. Solid State Sci. 6 (2004), 377–382.
36. [36] Zheng, K., Luo, L.B., Zhang, T.F., Liu, Y.H., Yu, Y.Q., Lu, R., Qiu, H.L., Li, Z.J., Huang, J.C.A., Optoelectronic characteritics of a near infared light photodetector based on a topological insulator Sb2Te3 film. J. Mater. Chem. C 3 (2015), 9154–9160.
37. [37] Ong, K.G., Varghese, O.K., Mor, G.K., Shankar, K., Grimes, C.A., Application of finite-difference time domain to dye-sensitized solar cells: the effect of nanotube-array negative electrode dimensions on light absorption. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 91 (2007), 250–257.
38. [38] Xie, C., Lv, P., Nie, B., Jie, J.S., Zhang, X.W., Wang, Z., Jiang, P., Hu, Z.Z., Luo, L.B., Zhu, Z.F., Wang, L., Wu, C.Y., Monolayer graphene film/silicon nanowire array Schottky junction solar cells. Appl. Phys. Lett., 99, 2011 133113–133113–3.
39. [39] Gamett, E., Yang, P.D., Light trapping in silicon nanowire solar cells. Nano Lett. 10 (2010), 1082–1087.
40. [40] Nie, B., Luo, L.B., Chen, J.J., Hu, J.G., Wu, C.Y., Wang, L., Yu, Y.Q., Zhu, Z.F., Jie, J.S., Fabrication of p-type ZnSe:Sb nanowires for high-performance ultraviolet light photodetector application. Nanotech 24 (2013), 793–799.
41. [41] Wang, L.B., Yang, W.Y., Chong, H.N., Wang, L., Gao, F.M., Tian, L.H., Yang, Z.B., Efficient ultraviolet photodetectors based on TiO2 nanotube arrays with tailored structures. RSC Adv. 5 (2015), 52388–52394.
42. [42] Wang, Q., Li, J.J., Gu, C.Z., Enhanced UV response of single anodic TiO2 nanotube: effect of water-modified microstructures. J. Phys. Chem. C 116 (2012), 16864–16869.