Aligned electrospun ZnO nanofibers for simple and sensitive ultraviolet nanosensors.

نویسندگان

  • Zhengtao Zhu
  • Lifeng Zhang
  • Jane Y Howe
  • Yiliang Liao
  • Jordan T Speidel
  • Steve Smith
  • Hao Fong
چکیده

The current of uni-axially aligned electrospun ZnO nanofibers is modulated reversibly under UV irradiation, with the sensitivity of the UV nanosensors depending on the surface coating of the nanofibers, due to the effect on the photo-generated current.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chemical communications

دوره 18  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009