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Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 10/2014

01-10-2014

White-light-controlled resistive switching and photovoltaic effects in TiO2/ZnO composite nanorods array at room temperature

Authors: Bai Sun, Wenxi Zhao, Yonghong Liu, Peng Chen

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 10/2014

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Abstract

White-light-controlled resistance switching and photovoltaic effects in TiO2/ZnO composite nanorods array grown on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate by hydrothermal process were investigated. The average length of TiO2/ZnO nanorods is about 3 μm, and the average diameter is about 200 nm. ZnO nanoparticles with size 5–10 nm are embedded in TiO2 base material. The current–voltage characteristics of Ag/[TiO2/ZnO]/FTO device demonstrate an outstanding rectifying property and bipolar resistive switching behavior. Specially, the resistive switching behavior can be regulated by white-light illuminating. In addition, this structure also exhibits a substantial white-light photovoltaic effect. This study is helpful for exploring the multifunctional materials and their applications in nonvolatile multistate memory devices and solar cells.

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Metadata
Title
White-light-controlled resistive switching and photovoltaic effects in TiO2/ZnO composite nanorods array at room temperature
Authors
Bai Sun
Wenxi Zhao
Yonghong Liu
Peng Chen
Publication date
01-10-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 10/2014
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2165-y

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