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Effects of surface morphology on the optical and electrical properties of Schottky diodes of CBD deposited ZnO nanostructures


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Author list: Benard S. Mwankemwa, Shadrach Akinkuade, Kelebogile Maabong, Jackie M. Nel, Mmantsae Diale

Publisher: ScienceDirect

Publication year: 2018

Journal: Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volume number: 535

Start page: 175

End page: 180

Number of pages: 6

ISSN: 0921-4526

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921452617304283

Languages: English



We report on effect of surface morphology on the optical and electrical properties of chemical bath deposited Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures. ZnO nanostructures were deposited on the seeded conducting indium doped tin oxide substrate positioned in three different directions in the growth solution. Field emission scanning electron microscopy was used to evaluate the morphological properties of the synthesized nanostructures and revealed that the positioning of the substrate in the growth solution affects the surface morphology of the nanostructures. The optical absorbance, photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy of the resulting nanostructures are discussed. The electrical characterization of the Schottky diode such as barrier height, ideality factor, rectification ratios, reverse saturation current and series resistance were found to depend on the nanostructures morphology. In addition, current transport mechanism in the higher forward bias of the Schottky diode was studied and space charge limited current was found to be the dominant transport mechanism in all samples.


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