Review on conductivity enhancement in n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunction diodes with the influence of Rare earth ions as donor impurities.
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n-ZnO/p-Si, Nanostructure, Nano heterojunction diode, Current-voltage characteristics, NanodevicesAbstract
Nanoelectronics is an emerging field of nanotechnology where innumerable nanomaterials are used to fabricate electronic devices like LEDs, Photodiodes, Transistors, FETs, UJTs, SCRs, Laser diodes, etc. The accomplishment of high-efficiency electronic devices at low cost tends to be the foremost challenging task in the field of nanoelectronics. The p-n heterojunction is a junction of two dissimilar p and n-type crystalline materials with different bandgap energies, work functions and electron affinities.The n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunction device tends to be cost-effective and also potential candidates for integration with microelectronic based photonic and optoelectronic devices. Th electrical properties of n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunction diode can be fine-tuned by the addition of dopants at different concentrations.This article presents a brief overview on the influence of different rare earth dopants on chargecarrier enhancement and transport mechanism in n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunction diode. This review paper also presents an outline on heterojunction formation theories and applications of n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunction diode
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44. Cheng Penga, Jiaojiao Guo, Mingrui Liu, and Yixiong Zheng. 2014 Enhanced ethanol sensing properties based on Sm2O3-doped ZnO nanocomposite, RSC Adv.
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46. Franco Jr, A. and Pessoni, H. V. S. 2016 Effect of Gd doping on the structural, optical bandgap, dielectric and magnetic properties of ZnO Nanoparticles, Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter.
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48. Kuzhalosai, V., Subash, B., Shanthi, M. 2014 A novel sunshine active cerium loaded zinc oxide photocatalyst for the effective degradation of AR 27 dye, Materials ScienceinSemiconductorProcessing.
49. Shuai Liu, Shu-Liang Liu, Yun-Ze Long, Ling-Zhi Liu, Hong-Di Zhang,Jun-Cheng Zhang, Wen-Peng Han, and Yi-Chen Liu. 2014 Fabrication of p-type ZnO nanofibers by electrospinning for field-effect and rectifying devices, Applied Physics.
50. Nidhi Sinhaa, GeetaRay, SoniaBhandari, SanjayGodara, and BinayKumar. 2014 Synthesis and enhanced properties of cerium doped ZnO nanorods, Ceramics International, Volume 40, Issue 8, Part A, September 2014, Pages 12337–12342.
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Ramachandran, K., Muthukumarasamy, A., Chidambaram, S., & Gunarasan, R. (2017). Review on conductivity enhancement in n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunction diodes with the influence of Rare earth ions as donor impurities. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY, 12(27), 5851–5858. https://doi.org/10.24297/jac.v12i27.5288
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