A hybrid photodiode with planar heterojunction structure consisting of ZnO nanoparticles and CuPc thin film

Zhaolin Yuan, Junsheng Yu, Nana Wang, Yadong Jiang

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Abstract

A photodiode with planar heterojunction was fabricated using copper (II) phthalocyanine (CuPc) organic semiconductor and zinc oxide (ZnO) inorganic nanoparticles (NPs, ∼5 nm). The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of ITO/ZnO NPs/CuPc/Ag device in dark and under illumination with a solar simulator were investigated in detail. The measurement results showed that the device exhibited good rectifying behavior in dark and under illumination. A rectification ratio (RR) of 15.44 at 1.95 V was achieved for the device under 100 mW/cm 2 illumination power. Also, the RR of the device as a function of light intensity was observed. The photoresponsive mechanism of the photodiode was illuminated in term of its energy band diagram.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1278-1282
Number of pages5
JournalCurrent Applied Physics
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Illumination
  • Photodiode
  • Planar heterojunction structure
  • Rectification ratio
  • ZnO nanoparticles

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