Issue 104, 2015

Three-dimensional ZnO porous films for self-cleaning ultraviolet photodetectors

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) ZnO porous films composed of an interconnected skeleton were fabricated successfully through atomic layer deposition method using carbon nanoparticles as template. After surface modification, they showed an excellent superhydrophobic property with a contact angle larger than 160° and a sliding angle less than 1°. Based on the superhydrophobic 3D ZnO porous films, self-cleaning ultraviolet photodetector devices were fabricated. The devices exhibited a rise time of 42.03 s, a recovery time of 5.84 s and a responsivity of 9 mA W−1 at a 5 V bias under a low light illumination of 14.38 μW cm−2. The mechanism for the enhanced ultraviolet photoresponse from ZnO porous films is discussed.

Graphical abstract: Three-dimensional ZnO porous films for self-cleaning ultraviolet photodetectors

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Jul 2015
Accepted
01 Oct 2015
First published
01 Oct 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 85969-85973

Three-dimensional ZnO porous films for self-cleaning ultraviolet photodetectors

Y. Cao, S. Deng, Q. Hu, Q. Zhong, Q. Luo, L. Yuan and J. Zhou, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 85969 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA13372F

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