Progress in UV Photodetectors Based on ZnO Nanomaterials: A Review of the Detection Mechanisms and Their Improvement.

Gaoda Li, Bolang Cheng, Haibo Zhang, Xinghua Zhu, Dingyu Yang

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Selected Deposition Techniques and the Effect of Doping on the Properties of Thin ZnO Films: A Literature Review.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Gaoda LiCollege of Optoelectronic Technology, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5249-0422

Bolang ChengSchool of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China.

Haibo ZhangCollege of Optoelectronic Technology, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China.

Xinghua ZhuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China.

Dingyu YangCollege of Optoelectronic Technology, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China.

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Dazhou Science and Technology Program No. 23CYRC0002Key Laboratories of Sensing and Application of Intelligent Optoelectronic System in Sichuan Provincial Universities No. ZNGD2205, No. ZNGD2302, No. ZNGD2303Scientific Research Foundation of CUIT KYTZ202173Sichuan Science and Technology Program No. 2023ZYD0175

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Abstract

Recent advancements in ultraviolet (UV) photodetection technology have driven intensive research on zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials due to their exceptional optoelectronic properties. This review systematically examines the fundamental detection mechanisms in ZnO-based UV photodetectors (UVPDs), including photoconductivity effects, the threshold dimension phenomenon and light-modulated interface barriers. Based on these mechanisms, a large surface barrier due to surface-adsorbed O

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photoconductivitysurface barriersurface depletionUV photodetectorsZnO

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PMID40358261

DOI10.3390/nano15090644

PMCPMC12074481

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