Comparison of Three E-Beam Techniques for Electric Field Imaging and Carrier Diffusion Length Measurement on the Same Nanowires

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• 作者：F. Donatini ; Andres de Luna Bugallo ; Pierre Tchoulfian ; Gauthier Chicot ; Corinne Sartel ; Vincent Sallet ; Julien Pernot
• 刊名：Nano Letters
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 11, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：16
• 期：5
• 页码：2938-2944
• 全文大小：435K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1530-6992

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Whereas nanowire (NW)-based devices offer numerous advantages compared to bulk ones, their performances are frequently limited by an incomplete understanding of their properties where surface effect should be carefully considered. Here, we demonstrate the ability to spatially map the electric field and determine the exciton diffusion length in NW by using an electron beam as the single excitation source. This approach is performed on numerous single ZnO NW Schottky diodes whose NW radius vary from 42.5 to 175 nm. The dominant impact of the surface on the NW properties is revealed through the comparison of three different physical quantities recorded on the same NW: electron-beam induced current, cathodoluminescence, and secondary electron signal. Indeed, the space charge region near the Schottky contact exhibits an unusual linear variation with reverse bias whatever the NW radius. On the contrary, the exciton diffusion length is shown to be controlled by the NW radius through surface recombination. This systematic comparison performed on a single ZnO NW demonstrates the power of these complementary techniques in understanding NW properties.