Electrospun ZnO Nanofibers‐Based Ultraviolet Detector with High Responsivity

In this report, a metal–semiconductor–metal (MSM) ultraviolet photodetector based on ZnO nanofiber film with Au electrodes was demonstrated. The ZnO nanofibers were synthesized via effective electrospinning process and characterized by means of XRD , SEM , XPS , and UV –visible absorption spectra. At 5 V bias, the dark current of the device was 17.8 nA. Under the irradiation of 260 nm ultraviolet light, the photocurrent could reach 11.5 μA and a high responsivity of 790 A/W was achieved due to the large internal gain. The mechanism of the high internal photoconductive gain was discussed in the article. The experiment presented a general and simple approach to integrate electrospun nanomaterials into photodevices directly.