Characterization of Si NW/ZnO heterojunction for photodetector application
Abstract
In this paper, PN and NP heterojunctions based on Si NW and ZnO were fabricated by depositing undoped ZnO via spray pyrolysis on Si NW grown via silver-assisted electroless etching method. Heterojunctions were then characterized for their photodetector application. P-Si NW/ZnO junction was found to have an excellent absorption at the infrared domain with minute absorption along the visible range. N-Si NW/p-ZnO heterojunction, on the other hand, had a broader range of wavelength producing photocurrent with enhanced absorption extending until 650nm.