Giant UV photoresponse of a GaN nanowire photodetector through effective Pt nanoparticle coupling

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Vol. 5; no. 17; pp. 4319 - 4326
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xinglai, Liu, Qingyun, Liu, Baodan, Yang, Wenjin, Li, Jing, Niu, Pingjuan, Jiang, Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Devices; Gallium nitrides; Nanostructure; Nanowires; Optoelectronic devices; Performance enhancement; Photodetectors; Surface chemistry

High performance ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors based on semiconducting nanowires are expected to have extensive applications in UV-ray detection, optical communication and environmental monitoring. In this work, GaN nanowire photodetectors have been fabricated and giant UV photoresponse has been a...