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Electrical and optical properties of LixNi1-xO2/ In:MgxZn1-xO heteroepitaxial junction grown on TiN buffered Si

Hon Fai Wong ,  Chun Hei Lau ,  Kin Hung Wong 

Department of Applied Physics and Materials Research Centre,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 00-852, China

Abstract

P-type Li doped NiO (LNO) and n-type In doped cubic MgxZn1-xO (In:MZO) thin films were grown on TiN buffered Si(100) substrates by pulsed laser deposition. X-ray diffraction characterization revealed a heteroepitaxial relationship of (001)LNO||(001)MZO:In||(001)TiN||(001)Si. These heterojunctions showed reasonable rectifying current-voltage characteristics. The typical current turn-on voltage at room temperature was about 2.3V. It decreased to 2.1V at 100oC. Spectral responses of these heterojunctions were measured in the near UV region. Photocurrent as a function of irradiation intensity was evaluated using a He-Cd laser with 325 nm wavelength. Our results have suggested that LNO/ In:MZO heterojunction is a potential candidate for photovoltaic UV detection.

 

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Presentation: Oral at E-MRS Fall Meeting 2008, Symposium B, by Hon Fai Wong
See On-line Journal of E-MRS Fall Meeting 2008

Submitted: 2008-05-10 11:23
Revised:   2009-06-07 00:48