Thermal conductivity of bulk ZnO after different thermal treatments

Thermal conductivities (κ) of melt-grown bulk ZnO samples thermally treated under different conditions were measured using scanning thermal microscopy. Samples annealed in air at 1050°C for 3 h and treated with N-plasma at 750°C for 1 min. exhibited κ=1.35±0.08 W/cm-K and κ=1.47±0.08 W/cm-K, respectively. These are the highest values reported for ZnO. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and conductive-AFM measurements revealed that surface carrier concentration as well as surface morphology affected the thermal conductivity.     

表面形貌对定向氧化锌阵列场致发射性能的影响

采用热蒸发的方法生长不同形貌的ZnO纳米材料。通过调节反应温度和氧气流量,生长了梳状ZnO ,ZnO纳米针和ZnO纳米柱状。场致发射测试结果表明一维纳米ZnO材料的表明形貌对其开启电场和发射电流有很大的影响。ZnO纳米柱阵列的开启电场最低,电流密度最大。这是由于它与衬底的良好接触以及较弱的场屏蔽效应。实验结果表明ZnO纳米柱阵列是一种优良的场致发射器件的冷阴极材料。     

Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured magnetoresistive Ni doped ZnO films

We report a method to produce magnetic nanostructured semiconductor films based in ZnO doped with Nickel to control their magnetic properties. The method is based on a combined diffusion–oxidation process within a controlled atmosphere chamber to produce a uniform distribution of Ni ions in the ZnO films (ZnO:Ni). The synthesis of ZnO:Ni films is reported as well as the magnetoresistive characteristics, the used method yields films with reproducible and homogeneous properties. The films were also characterized structurally by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy, and by Hall–van der Pauw measurements. The XRD measurements confirm the nanocrystalline films character. The films resulted of n-type conductivity with electron concentrations of ~10²⁰ cm⁻³ in average and carrier mobilities of 5 cm²/V s. The Magnetoresistance (MR) behavior of the films at 300 K shows negative changes of ΔR~0.5% in accordance with the usual literature reports on samples produced by other methods.     

环境气氛对二维超薄ZnO纳米片紫外探测器性能的影响

二维宽带隙半导体材料独特的纳米结构是高性能紫外光电探测器的潜在理想材料,但是在实际应用过程中,各种环境气氛可显著影响紫外光探测器件的性能。文中采用化学气相沉积方法制备超薄二维ZnO纳米片,并利用该纳米片制作了紫外光探测器件。将探测器件置于密闭系统中进行测试,排除了不同应用环境对测试结果的影响,同时重点研究了不同极性分子对二维超薄ZnO纳米片紫外探测器性能的影响。研究结果表明,在极性分子存在的条件下,ZnO纳米紫外光探测器的暗电流降低1.5~2倍,灵敏性和响应率提高了约1.5倍。     

ZnO对BaSm_2Ti_4O_(12)陶瓷性能的影响

讨论了Zn O对Ba Sm2Ti4O12介质陶瓷烧结机制和微波介电性能的影响。结果表明:Zn O添加能推动Ba Sm2Ti4O12微波介质陶瓷的烧结,可至少将其烧结温度降低至1 280℃。当添加过多的Zn O时,Zn2+会进入晶格,可能导致晶格畸变,由此造成颗粒间产生微小孔隙及晶格内形成许多缺陷,降低了材料的εr和Q×f值。含0.5 wt%Zn O的Ba Sm2Ti4O12试样在1 280℃烧结时,综合介电性能最好:εr=76.46,Q×f=6 334 GHz。     

Effects of ultraviolet–ozone treatment on organic-stabilized ZnO nanoparticle-based electron transporting layers in inverted polymer solar cells

Electron transporting layers (ETLs) in inverted polymer solar cells (I-PSCs) were fabricated by spin coating a colloidal dispersion of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs), and the effects of ultraviolet–ozone (UVO) treatment on the ZnO NP ETLs were investigated. The brief UVO treatment (<5 min) could considerably improve the performance of the resulting I-PSCs (∼30% increase in power conversion efficiency); whereas, excessive UVO treatment (>10 min) caused significant degradation. The characterization of the ZnO ETLs as a function of the UVO treatment duration revealed that brief treatment can remove the residual organic stabilizer molecules on the surface of the ZnO films by UV induced decomposition mechanism. However, excessive treatment can generate additional defects on/within the ZnO films, which can induce charge recombination. This effect was further confirmed by the thermal treatment of the ZnO ETLs at a high temperature (280 °C) at which the organic surfactants could be removed. Flexible I-PSCs were also fabricated using indium doped tin oxide coated plastic substrates and the usefulness of the room temperature UVO treatment was further confirmed in view of its potential applicability in flexible devices.     

Electrical characteristics of Pd Schottky contacts on ZnO films

The electrical characteristics of Pd Schottky contacts on ZnO films have been investigated by current-voltage (I–V) and capacitance–voltage (C–V) measurements at different temperatures. ZnO films of two thicknesses (400 nm and 1000 nm) were grown by DC-magnetron sputtering on n-Si substrates. The basic structural, optical and electrical properties of these films are also reported. We compared the two Schottky diodes by means of characteristic parameters, such as rectification ratio, ideality factor (η), barrier height (Φ_b) and series resistance and obtained better results for the 1000 nm-ZnO Schottky diodes. We also discussed the dependence of I‐V characteristics on temperature and the two distinct linear regions observed at low temperatures are attributed to the existence of two different inhomogeneous barrier heights. From I–V plots in a log-log scale we found that the dominant current-transport mechanism at large forward bias is space-charge limited current (SCLC) controlled by the presence of traps within the ZnO bandgap. The existence of such traps (deep states or interface states) is demonstrated by frequency-dependent capacitance and deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) measurements.     

氧化锌压敏电阻老化过程中非线性系数变化的研究

根据氧化锌压敏电阻(MOV)的非线性特征,结合双肖特基(Schottky)势垒理论和氧化锌陶瓷在小电流区的导电机制,提出了氧化锌压敏电阻老化劣化过程中必然伴随着非线性系数α的变化的结论.针对一种型号的MOV,通过大量实验数据分析得出:在不同老化劣化实验条件下,MOV的非线性系数α均随劣化程度的增加而呈下降趋势;在标称电...     

ZnO纳米管的制备及光学特性研究

ZnO nanotubes have been fabricated through a carbon thermal reduction deposition process. Structure characterization results show that the ZnO nanotubes have a single crystalline wurtzite hexagonal structure pref- erentially oriented in the c-axis. The diameters of ZnO nanotubes are in the range of 90-280 nm and the wall thickness is about 50-100 nm. Room-temperature photoluminescence measurements of the ZnO nanotubes exhibit an intensive ultraviolet peak at 377 nm and a broad peak centered at about 517 nm. The UV emission is caused by the near band edge emission while the green emission may be attributed to both oxygen vacancy and the surface state. Raman and cathodoluminescence spectra are also discussed. Finally, a possible growth mechanism of the ZnO nanotubes is proposed.