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Applied Physics Letters

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2004

Subjects

Nanowires, Light emitting diodes, Particles (Nuclear physics)

Abstract

We report room-temperature, white-color electroluminescence in vertically oriented ZnO nanowires. Excitonic luminescence around 380 nm is observed as a shoulder on a broader defect-related band covering all of the visible range and centered at 620 nm. The ZnO nanowires are grown in a low-temperature process on SnO2-coated glass substrates, employing a technique that is suitable for large-area applications. The nanowires are robustly encapsulated in a thin polystyrene film deposited from high-molecular-weight solutions. Electron injection occurs through the transparent SnO2 layer, while hole injection is mediated by a p-doped polymer and an evaporated Au contact. Stable device operation is observed at ambient conditions on the time scale of 1 h.

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© 2004 American Institute of Physics.

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This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, 85(24), 6004-6006 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1836873

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https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1836873

DOI

10.1063/1.1836873

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/7257

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