Issue 12, 2015

An ultrafast response grating structural ZnO photodetector with back-to-back Schottky barriers produced by hydrothermal growth

Abstract

An ultrafast response metal–semiconductor–metal type ZnO ultraviolet photodetector was fabricated by ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) with hydrothermal synthesis. The extremely fast response time was due to the Schottky barrier formation attributed to the control of the hydrothermal growth time and grating structure of ZnO, produced by a position-controlled pattering method of UV-NIL. With an on/off frequency of ultraviolet light of 2 kHz using an optical chopper, the device exhibits a rising time of 43 μs and a falling time of 54 μs at a low bias voltage (0.5 V) with a responsivity of 22.1 A W−1 in the active area of 5 × 5 μm2. In comparison to other fast response ZnO photodetectors, our device definitely uses easy and low-cost fabrication methods as well as exhibits high performance.

Graphical abstract: An ultrafast response grating structural ZnO photodetector with back-to-back Schottky barriers produced by hydrothermal growth

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Dec 2014
Accepted
25 Jan 2015
First published
27 Jan 2015

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 2737-2743

Author version available

An ultrafast response grating structural ZnO photodetector with back-to-back Schottky barriers produced by hydrothermal growth

C. Park, J. Lee, H. So and W. S. Chang, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 2737 DOI: 10.1039/C4TC02821J

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