UV photodetectors based on W-doped ZnO thin films

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Jalal R., Ozel K., ATILGAN A., Yildiz A.

NANOTECHNOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.26, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 26
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad373b
  • Dergi Adı: NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, MEDLINE, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

W-doped ZnO thin films deposited on Si substrates with (100) orientation by sol-gel spin coating method at temperature 500 degrees C. W/Zn atomic ratio varies from 0% to 4%. Then, the UV detection performance analysis of p-n heterojunction UV photodetectors based on W-doped ZnO/Si is analyzed. The current-voltage curves of W-doped ZnO/Si are investigated in dark and exhibit diode-like rectifying behavior. Among doped ZnO/Si, sample with atomic ratio of W/Zn = 2% is the best candidate to study photodetector characteristics in UV range. The resulting device exhibits a rectification ratio RR of 5587 at +/- 5 V, a higher responsivity of 3.84 A W-1 and a photosensitivity value of 34 at 365 nm under 0.5 mW cm-2. The experimental findings reveal that the UV detection performance of the heterojunction-based photodetectors strongly dependent on the properties of metal oxide layer. The main goal of this work is to investigate the effect of W doping on the performance of ZnO/Si based photodetectors. Based on our results, it is observed that 2 at% of W dopant is the optimum amount of doping for high performance photodetector of ZnO:W/Si heterojunction thanks to the suppressed recombination ratio and enhanced carrier separation properties in the depletion zone.