Issue 94, 2016, Issue in Progress

Dilute manganese-doped ZnO nanowires for high photoelectrical performance

Abstract

This study developed dilute manganese-doped ZnO (D-(Zn,Mn)O) nanowires using a low temperature hydrothermal method. The material properties of the resulting nanowires were examined using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). We investigated the optoelectronic properties and energy band transformation of ZnO nanowires doped with various concentrations of Mn according to the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum, Raman spectra, X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), and absorption spectrum. UV sensors with individual D-(Zn,Mn)O nanowires were then fabricated using a focus ion beam (FIB) system. The resulting sensor demonstrated outstanding photoelectric performance with faster response speed and short recovery time than those of devices using pure ZnO nanowires. The efficacy of the sensors was evaluated according to the light on–off ratio (ΔI = Ilight/Idark). We also proposed a possible mechanism for the UV response of the proposed D-(Zn,Mn)O nanowires and investigated the possibility of using numerical simulation to predict the characteristics of D-(Zn,Mn)O nanowires, via a novel application of density function theory.

Graphical abstract: Dilute manganese-doped ZnO nanowires for high photoelectrical performance

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jun 2016
Accepted
06 Sep 2016
First published
23 Sep 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 91216-91224

Dilute manganese-doped ZnO nanowires for high photoelectrical performance

W. Chen, C. Su, H. Hsieh, M. Chang and M. Ho, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 91216 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA14208G

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