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Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Morphological, Optical, and Electrical Characterizations

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In this work, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized chemically by a sol gel method and their structural, morphological, and optical properties were characterized. The as-prepared ZnO nanoparticles were further transformed into the Cu/ZnO/Cr/Au heterostructure to investigate their electrical properties. The electrical characteristics of the heterostructure were determined at room temperature. The results showed that the obtained current–voltage (I–V) characteristics of Cu/ZnO/Cr/Au heterostructure resemble that of a photodiode with an ideality factor of 5.24. The forward resistance (under light of ≈570 nm wavelength) is calculated as 330 KΩ, while under darkness, the forward resistance is estimated as 5 KΩ. The obtained results confirmed that the developed heterostructured device is a sterling solicitant for light harvesting applications.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN) under the INUP Program at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB), India, for providing their facilities.

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  1. Department of Physics and Electronics, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006, India

    Sandeep Arya & Parveen K. Lehana

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev University, Regional Campus, Gurdaspur, Punjab, 143521, India

    Shashi B. Rana

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Arya, S., Lehana, P.K. & Rana, S.B. Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Morphological, Optical, and Electrical Characterizations. J. Electron. Mater. 46, 4604–4611 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-017-5469-x

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