Enhanced photocurrent of Ge-doped InGaO thin film transistors with quantum dots
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seoul 133-719 (Korea, Republic of)
- Institute of Physics and Applied Physics, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749 (Korea, Republic of)
The photocurrent of germanium-doped indium-gallium oxide (GIGO) thin film transistors (TFTs) can be observed when the device is exposed to a ultra-violet light because GIGO is a wide band gap semiconducting material. Therefore, we decorated cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum-dots (QDs) on the surface of GIGO to increase the photocurrent for low-energy light, i.e., visible light. A 10 nm GIGO film was deposited on the SiO{sub 2}/Si substrate by a radio frequency sputter system. Also, we prepared CdSe QDs with sizes of ∼6.3 nm, which can absorb red visible light. QDs were spin-coated onto the GIGO film, and post-annealing was done to provide cross-linking between QDs. The prepared devices showed a 231% increase in photocurrent when exposed to 650 nm light due to the QDs on the GIGO surface. Measurements to construct an energy level diagram were made using ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy to determine the origin of the photocurrent, and we found that the small band gap of CdSe QDs enables the increase in photocurrent in the GIGO TFTs. This result is relevant for developing highly transparent photosensors based on oxide semiconductors and QDs.
- OSTI ID:
- 22415119
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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