Electroluminescence from ZnO nanoflowers/GaN thin film p-n heterojunction

Abstract

Dielectrophoretic force was employed to position ZnO nanoflowers on a p-type GaN thin film prepatterned with Ti/Al/Ni/Au n-type and Ni/Au p-type contact metallizations. Analytical and finite element calculations were employed to determine the optimal alternating current frequency to attract the randomly dispersed ZnO nanoflowers to the n-type contact located on but isolated from the p-GaN thin film. The n-type ZnO nanoflower/p-type GaN thin film heterojunction displayed rectifying current-voltage behavior characteristic of a pristine p-n junction diode and emitted violet light under forward bias above 4.7-5.5 V. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3481415]