Abstract
ZnO thin films and nanowires (NWs) were precisely treated by focused electron-beam (E-beam) irradiation with a line width between 200 nm and 3 μm. For both ZnO films and NWs, an increased green emission was clearly observed for the E-beam-treated parts. Using a high-resolution laser confocal microscope, the photoluminescence intensities for E-beam-treated ZnO structures increased with increasing dose 1.0 × 1017-1.0 × 1018 electrons/cm2. The resistivity of a single ZnO NW increased from 56 to 1800 Ω cm after the E-beam treatment. From the results for the annealed ZnO thin films, we analyzed that the variations in PL and resistivity were due to the formation of vacancies upon focused E-beam irradiation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1228-1233 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Current Applied Physics |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We acknowledge the financial support from National Research Foundation (NRF) grants funded by the Korean Government (The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP)) (No. 2012R1A2A2A01045102 and No. 2012R1A1A2A10043220 ). In addition, J. Kim would like to acknowledge financial support received from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) (EM 1304 ) in Korea.
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Keywords
- Electron irradiation
- Focused electron beam
- Nanowire
- Photoluminescence
- ZnO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- General Physics and Astronomy