A method for modeling and deciphering the persistent photoconductance and long-term charge storage of ZnO nanorod arrays

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2972-3002

  Zhu, Qiang ^a   Xie, Changsheng ^a   Li, Huayao ^a   Zeng, Dawen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

analytical fitting; persistent photoconductance; photoconductance spectrum; photogenerated carrier; rate function; ZnO

Indexed keywords

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANORODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOIONIZATION;

ANALYTICAL FITTING; NUMERICAL-ANALYTICAL METHOD; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; PHOTOELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS; RATE FUNCTIONS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84979256254     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1182-y     Document Type: Article

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