Unique visible-light-assisted field emission of tetrapod-shaped ZnO/reduced graphene-oxide core/coating nanocomposites
- Title
- Unique visible-light-assisted field emission of tetrapod-shaped ZnO/reduced graphene-oxide core/coating nanocomposites
- Author
- 김태환
- Keywords
- ZNO NANOWIRES; THIN-FILM; PERFORMANCE; ARRAYS; COMPOSITE; NANORODS; SHEETS; CARBON; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOCATALYSTS
- Issue Date
- 2016-12
- Publisher
- NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
- Citation
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 6, No. 38613
- Abstract
- The electronic and the optoelectronic properties of graphene-based nanocomposites are controllable, making them promising for applications in diverse electronic devices. In this work, tetrapod-shaped zinc oxide (T-ZnO)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) core/coating nanocomposites were synthesized by using a hydrothermal-assisted self-assemble method, and their optical, photoelectric, and field-emission properties were investigated. The ZnO, an ideal ultraviolet-light-sensitive semiconductor, was observed to have high sensitivity to visible light due to the rGO coating, and the mechanism of that sensitivity was investigated. We demonstrated for the first time that the field-emission properties of the T-ZnO/ rGO core/coating nanocomposites could be dramatically enhanced under visible light by decreasing the turn-on field from 1.54 to 1.41 V/mu m and by increasing the current density from 5 to 12 mA/cm(2) at an electric field of 3.5 V/mu m. The visible-light excitation induces an electron jump from oxygen vacancies on the surface of ZnO to the rGO layer, resulting in a decrease in the work function of the rGO and an increase in the emission current. Furthermore, a field-emission light-emitting diode with a self-enhanced effect was fabricated making full use of the photo-assisted field-emission process.
- URI
- https://www.nature.com/articles/srep38613https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/101771
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- DOI
- 10.1038/srep38613
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