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A comparison of the electrical characteristics of TiO2/p-Si/Ag, GNR-TiO2/p-Si/Ag and MWCNT-TiO2/p-Si/Ag photodiodes
- Source :
- Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 30:13617-13626
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019.
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Abstract
- The TiO2/p-Si/Ag, graphene nanoparticles doped (GNR) TiO2/p-Si/Ag and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) doped TiO2/p-Si/Ag photodiodes were fabricated by electro-spinning technique at the same experimental conditions, and their structural, morphological and electrical properties were compared for photodiode applications. XRD measurements were confirmed undoped, GNR and MWCNT doped TiO2 structures, and brookite phase of (121) preferred orientation TiO2 has been observed from XRD patterns. SEM images of the heterojunctions showed that undoped and doped TiO2 layer have homogenous surfaces. I–V measurements were performed for electrical characterization of the TiO2/p-Si/Ag, GNR-TiO2/p-Si/Ag and MWCNT-TiO2/p-Si/Ag photodiodes under dark and light illumination conditions at room temperatures. The results imparted that all heterojunctions have good rectifying and photodiode properties. Some heterojunction parameters such as ideality factor, barrier height, series resistance were calculated and discussed in details according to thermionic emission theory, Cheung and Norde techniques. The determined ideality factor values are 8.55, 9.70 and 8.99, and barrier height values are 0.75 eV, 0.74 eV and 0.73 eV for the TiO2/p-Si/Ag, GNR-TiO2/p-Si/Ag and MWCNT-TiO2/p-Si/Ag photodiodes, respectively. These heterojunctions can be considered and improved as photodiodes in industrial applications.
- Subjects :
- 010302 applied physics
Materials science
Equivalent series resistance
Brookite
Doping
Analytical chemistry
Thermionic emission
Heterojunction
Carbon nanotube
Condensed Matter Physics
01 natural sciences
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Photodiode
law.invention
law
visual_art
Phase (matter)
0103 physical sciences
visual_art.visual_art_medium
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Details
- ISSN :
- 1573482X and 09574522
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........3cf9620bed998658099044b40982197c