Room Temperature Photoluminescence and Photoconductivity of Wet Chemical Deposited ZnO Nanowires Used for Solar Cells

Authors

  • Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, Lisboa -1049-001. Portugal.
  • Rachid Ayouchi Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, Lisboa -1049-001. Portugal.
  • Joao Pereira Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, Lisboa -1049-001. Portugal.
  • Reinhard Horst Schwarz Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, Lisboa -1049-001. Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34629/ipl.isel.i-ETC.11

Keywords:

ZnO nanowires, wet chemical process, transport properties, TPC, PL

Abstract

ZnO 1-D nanostructures (nanowires) were deposited by a two-step wet chemical process. The dimensions of wires were about 100 nm - 1100 nm in length and about 20 - 120 nm in diameter. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique was used to obtain the microstructural information from the films. The nanowire films were also characterized optically by transmittance measurement and room temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The transport properties of the samples were characterized by performing transient photoconductivity (TPC) experiments.

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Published

2013-06-27

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2013): The CETC2011 Issue

Section

CETC

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