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AUTHOR
Kseniia Zimmermann
Shifting the Photoresponse of ZnO Nanowires into the Visible Spectral Range by Surface Functionalization with Tailor-Made Carbon Nanodots
We report on the surface functionalization of ZnO nanowires (NWs) with specifically synthesized carbon nanodots (C-dots, CDs) that allows us to shift the photoresponse of the NWs far into the visib...
Enhancement of the sub-band-gap photoconductivity in ZnO nanowires through surface functionalization with carbon nanodots
We report on the surface functionalization of ZnO nanowire (NW) arrays by attachment of carbon nanodots (C-dots) stabilized by polyethylenimine. The photoconductive properties of the ZnO NWs/C-dots devices were investigated under photoexcitation with photon energies below and above the ZnO band gap. The results indicate an increased photoresponse of the functionalized devices in the visible spectral range, as well as enhanced UV photoconductivity. This is attributed to the fast injection of photoexcited electrons from the C-dots into the conduction band of the ZnO NWs, and the subsequent slower desorption of molecular species from the NW surface, which reduces the surface depletion region i…