ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application

The ZnO nanorods with the length of 1-1.5 μm were deposited on p-GaN by hydrothermal synthesis at low temperature 100°C. The structural and optical properties of the as-grown ZnO rods were investigated by X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. After annealing treatment the as-...

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Main Authors: Le, Hong Quang, Chua, Soo-Jin, Fitzgerald, Eugene A., Loh, Kian Ping
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Language:English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35834
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author Le, Hong Quang
Chua, Soo-Jin
Fitzgerald, Eugene A.
Loh, Kian Ping
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Chua, Soo-Jin
Fitzgerald, Eugene A.
Loh, Kian Ping
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description The ZnO nanorods with the length of 1-1.5 μm were deposited on p-GaN by hydrothermal synthesis at low temperature 100°C. The structural and optical properties of the as-grown ZnO rods were investigated by X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. After annealing treatment the as-grown films in air at 600°C, 30min, and the ZnO rods showed good crystallinity and optical properties with strong UV emission at 378 nm. In addition, a sharp UV emission peak at 369.45 nm with the FWHM 20 meV, which attributed to the bound exciton recombination, was also observed from the ZnO rods at 80K. Next, the e-beam evaporation method was used to deposit metal contact on n-ZnO and p-GaN. Here, we use Au and Ni/Au as metal contacts for n-ZnO and p-GaN, respectively. The current-voltage characteristics of the fabricated n-ZnO/p-GaN heterojunction revealed rectifying behavior with a leakage current of 10⁻⁸ A at -10V, a forward current 4x10⁻⁶ A at 10V bias. The heterojunction also showed a good photoresponse, with the change of the current – voltage characteristics under ultraviolet illumination. Under UV illumination, the forward turn on voltage changed to 7.5V. This result showed the ability to manipulate the electron transport in the ZnO based heterojunction devices.
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spelling mit-1721.1/358342019-04-10T09:58:52Z ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application Le, Hong Quang Chua, Soo-Jin Fitzgerald, Eugene A. Loh, Kian Ping II-VI Material Nanostructure Heterostructure Hydrothermal The ZnO nanorods with the length of 1-1.5 μm were deposited on p-GaN by hydrothermal synthesis at low temperature 100°C. The structural and optical properties of the as-grown ZnO rods were investigated by X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. After annealing treatment the as-grown films in air at 600°C, 30min, and the ZnO rods showed good crystallinity and optical properties with strong UV emission at 378 nm. In addition, a sharp UV emission peak at 369.45 nm with the FWHM 20 meV, which attributed to the bound exciton recombination, was also observed from the ZnO rods at 80K. Next, the e-beam evaporation method was used to deposit metal contact on n-ZnO and p-GaN. Here, we use Au and Ni/Au as metal contacts for n-ZnO and p-GaN, respectively. The current-voltage characteristics of the fabricated n-ZnO/p-GaN heterojunction revealed rectifying behavior with a leakage current of 10⁻⁸ A at -10V, a forward current 4x10⁻⁶ A at 10V bias. The heterojunction also showed a good photoresponse, with the change of the current – voltage characteristics under ultraviolet illumination. Under UV illumination, the forward turn on voltage changed to 7.5V. This result showed the ability to manipulate the electron transport in the ZnO based heterojunction devices. Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) 2007-01-31T16:16:41Z 2007-01-31T16:16:41Z 2007-01 Article http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35834 en Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano-Systems (AMMNS) 187324 bytes application/pdf application/pdf
spellingShingle II-VI Material
Nanostructure
Heterostructure
Hydrothermal
Le, Hong Quang
Chua, Soo-Jin
Fitzgerald, Eugene A.
Loh, Kian Ping
ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application
title ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application
title_full ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application
title_fullStr ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application
title_full_unstemmed ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application
title_short ZnO Nanorods Grown on p-GaN Using Hydrothermal Synthesis and Its Optoelectronic Devices Application
title_sort zno nanorods grown on p gan using hydrothermal synthesis and its optoelectronic devices application
topic II-VI Material
Nanostructure
Heterostructure
Hydrothermal
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35834
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