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Recent Developments in One‐Dimensional Inorganic Nanostructures for Photodetectors
Author(s) -
Zhai Tianyou,
Li Liang,
Wang Xi,
Fang Xiaosheng,
Bando Yoshio,
Golberg Dmitri
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201001259
Subject(s) - photodetector , nanostructure , materials science , nanotechnology , optoelectronics
With large surface‐to‐volume ratios and Debye length comparable to their small sizes, one‐dimensional inorganic nanostructures have extensively been investigated and widely used to fabricate high‐performance nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices. This feature article reviews the state‐of‐the‐art research activities that focus on the one‐dimensional inorganic nanostructures and their photodetector applications. It begins with a survey of one‐dimensional inorganic nanostructures and the fundamentals of photodetectors. Some remarkable photoresponse characteristics are then presented, which are organized into sections covering several kinds of important nanostructures, such as ZnO, V 2 O 5 , ZnS, In 2 Se 3 , InSe, CdS, CdSe, ZnSe, Sb 2 Se 3 , ZrS 2 , Ag 2 S, and Zn x Cd 1‐ x Se. Each section describes the corresponding photodetective properties in detail. Finally, the article concludes with some perspectives and outlook on the future developments in the field.