Low-Cost Flexible ZnO Microwires Array Ultraviolet Photodetector Embedded in PAVL Substrate

• Published in: Nanoscale research letters Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 277 - 8
• Main Authors: Sun, Xinyu, Azad, Fahad, Wang, Shuangpeng, Zhao, Lingzhi, Su, Shichen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 10.09.2018; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Alcohols; Arrays; Bend radius; Bending machines; Chemistry and Materials Science; Dark current; Fabrication; Low cost; Low currents; Materials Science; Molecular Medicine; Nano Express; Nanochemistry; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Photometers; Polyethylene; Polyethylene terephthalate; Polyvinyl alcohol; Real time; Response time; Semiconductor devices; Substrates; Ultraviolet detectors; Ultraviolet photodetector; Ultraviolet radiation; Wearable technology; Zinc oxide; ZnO microwire array; ZnO microwire array; Ultraviolet photodetector

With the advent of wearable device technology, fabrication of inorganic semiconductor devices on flexible organic substrates is of great interest. In this paper, a fascinating method and a low-cost flexible substrate material polyvinyl alcohol (PVAL) have been utilized to embed ZnO microwire (MW) ar...