Schottky Photodiode Fabricated from Hydrogen-Peroxide-Treated ZnO Nanowires

An effective, transparent solar-blind Schottky ultraviolet (UV) sensor made of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires (NWs) was fabricated by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Indium–tin oxide (ITO) thin films were deposited by radio frequency (RF) sputtering as Schottky contacts, where the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) treatment of ZnO NWs played a key role in the rectifying effect. The photodiode showed a fitted barrier height of 0.89 eV, an ideality factor of 1.82, and a rectification behavior of up to three orders of magnitude at a voltage bias between -1 and +1 V. Photoresponse measurement proved a reliable device in the UV region.