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Indexed by: Journal Papers

Date of Publication: 2016-01-01

Journal: RSC ADVANCES

Included Journals: EI、SCIE

Volume: 6

Issue: 54

Page Number: 48319-48323

ISSN: 2046-2069

Abstract: In this work, a UV photodetector based on a ZnO/NiO core/shell nanorods array is fabricated by hydrothermal growth processes and thermal oxidation. Compressive strain is applied to enhance the I-light and sensitivity of the UV photodetectors. Under a 1 N compressive strain at -3.5 V, the enhancement in I-light and sensitivity of the UV photodetector is about 74% and 78.7%, respectively. The possible working principle is that the negative piezo-polarization at the ZnO/NiO interface shifts the depletion region to the ZnO side leading to an increase of the photon-absorption volume. This work may provide a potential approach to enhance the performance of the ZnO/NiO UV photodetector.