The localized coupling between piezoelectric and photoexcitation effects of a ZnO micro/nanowire device has been studied for the first time with the goal of designing and controlling the electrical transport characteristics of the device. The piezoelectric effect tends to raise the height of the local Schottky barrier (SB) at the metal-ZnO contact, while photoexcitation using a light that has e...

One-dimensional nanostructures such as nanowires, nanobelts, and nanotubes have attracted much attention as a result of their unique properties, which can be applied in the fabrication of biomedical sensors, optoelectronic devices, field-effect transistors, and field-emission devices, for example. In particular, one-dimensional nanostructures of metal oxides such as ZnO, SnO2, [3] a-Fe2O3, [4] ...

Abstract As a representative piezoelectric polymer, poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) has been widely used in sensors transducers and actuators. In this paper, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are prepared doped into the PVDF-HFP solution to enhance property of electrospun nanowires. The results indicate that proper amounts AuNPs within nanowires can improve phase PVDF-HFP....

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We demonstrate a new type of integrated nanogenerator based on arrays of vertically aligned piezoelectric ZnO nanowires. The peak open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current reach a record high level of 58 V and 134 μA, respectively, with a maximum power density of 0.78 W/cm(3). The electric output was directly applied to a sciatic nerve of a frog, inducing innervation of the nerve. Vibrant ...

: The oscillating piezoelectric field of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) is employed to transport photoexcited electrons and holes in GaAs nanowires deposited on a SAW delay line on a LiNbO3 crystal. The carriers generated in the nanowire by a focused light spot are acoustically transferred to a second location where they recombine. We show that the recombination of the transported carriers occur...