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US 2019/0319142 A1Published application
ZnO PHOTODETECTOR
AssigneeGeorgetown University
InventorsJong-in Hahm, Daniel S. Choi, Matthew Hansen, Edward Van Keuren
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Abstract
A device comprising: a plurality of gold nanoparticles coupled with an intertwined ZnO nanorods network, wherein the device is configured for detecting light in the visible wavelength.
Claims19
A device comprising:
- a plurality of gold nanoparticles coupled with an intertwined ZnO nanorods network, wherein the device is configured for detecting light in the visible wavelength.
A device comprising:
- a plurality of gold nanoparticles deposited on a ZnO nanorods network, wherein the nanorods have an aspect ratio of greater than 15:1, and the gold nanoparticles have an average diameter of 10 nm.
A method for making a visible light photodetector, comprising:
- depositing a plurality of gold nanoparticles onto an intertwined ZnO nanorods network via solution processing.
A method for photodetecting light in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum, comprising
- illuminating a photodetector comprising a plurality of gold nanoparticles coupled with an intertwined ZnO nanorods network, and
- measuring at least one of a resulting photovoltage or a resulting photocurrent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.