Title :
A numerical analysis on the effect of piezoelectric charges on the surface depletion layer of ZnO nanowires
Author :
Purahmad, Mohsen ; Stroscio, Michael A. ; Dutta, Mitra
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
We have investigated the effect of piezoelectric charges on the surface depletion region of ZnO NWs. By considering an inner region with a non-negligible density of free carriers and a depleted region at surface of the ZnO NWs and by solving the Poisson equation in the depleted region, the surface depletion width is derived. Thus, the effect of piezoelectric charges on the surface depletion region has been investigated.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; Poisson equation; carrier density; nanowires; piezoelectricity; space charge; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; Poisson equation; ZnO; carrier density; numerical analysis; piezoelectric charge effect; surface depletion layer; zinc oxide nanowires; Crystals; Electric potential; Nanowires; Numerical analysis; Optical surface waves; Piezoelectric polarization; Zinc oxide; ZnO Nanowire; depletion region; piezoelectric charge;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Electronics (IWCE), 2012 15th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Madison, WI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0705-5
DOI :
10.1109/IWCE.2012.6242854
