Abstract
This report presents the fabrication and characterization of n-ZnO nanorods/p-Cu2O hetrojunction photo-diode. The ZnO nanorods (NRs) were deposited onto electrodeposited Cu2O thin film by hydrothermal method. The structural, morphological and optical properties of ZnO NRs and Cu2O films were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electronic microscopy, UV–Vis spectrophotometer, respectively. XRD patterns revealed that the as-grown films were highly crystalline nature with strong predominant orientation of (111) and (002) lattices corresponding to Cu2O and ZnO NRs, respectively. Current–voltage (I–V) characteristic of n-ZnONRs/p-Cu2O structure confirmed the formation of heterojunction exhibiting diode-like rectifying nature. It showed enhanced conversion of UV light, which indicates the suitability of the simple and low-cost n-ZnO NRs/p-Cu2O heterojunction device for optoelectronic applications. The sandwich type ITO/n-ZnO NRs/p-Cu2O/ITO structure is quite novel approach for the efficient and complete collection of carriers in nanorods incorporated devices.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 122-130 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Optical Materials |
Volume | 66 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- Electrodeposition
- Heterojunction
- n-ZnO/p-CuO
- Photodiode
- ZnO nanorods