Nanoscale Research Letters (Jan 2008)

Physical and Electrical Performance of Vapor–Solid Grown ZnO Straight Nanowires

  • Li H,
  • Li JY

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 165 – 168

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Abstract Physical and electrical properties of wurtzitic ZnO straight nanowires grown via a vapor–solid mechanism were investigated. Raman spectrum shows four first-order phonon frequencies and a second-order Raman frequency of the ZnO nanowires. Electrical and photoconductive performance of individual ZnO straight nanowire devices was studied. The results indicate that the nanowires reported here are n-type semi-conductors and UV light sensitive, and a desirable candidate for fabricating UV light nanosensors and other applications.

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