The Influence of Electrolytes on the Performance of Self-Powered Photoelectrochemical Photodetector Based on α-Ga2O3 Nanorods
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Structure of GO3 | Responsivity (mA/W) | Rise/Decay Time (s) | / | Ref. |
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Nanorod array | 0.212 | 0.076, 0.056 | 33.74 | Ref. [5] |
Nanorod array | 3.87 | 0.23, 0.15 | 12.81 | Ref. [24] |
Amorphous films on 3D CFP | 12.90 | 0.15, 0.13 | - | Ref. [25] |
Nanorod array | - | <0.5, <0.2 | 28.97 | Ref. [26] |
Nanorod array | 101.5 | 1, 3.2 | - | Ref. [27] |
Nanorod array | 0.2 | 0.16, 0.10 | 35 | This work |
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He, J.; Tao, C.; Zhang, Y.; Sun, J.; Zhang, X.; Jiao, S.; Wang, D.; Wang, J. The Influence of Electrolytes on the Performance of Self-Powered Photoelectrochemical Photodetector Based on α-Ga2O3 Nanorods. Materials 2024, 17, 3665. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17153665
He J, Tao C, Zhang Y, Sun J, Zhang X, Jiao S, Wang D, Wang J. The Influence of Electrolytes on the Performance of Self-Powered Photoelectrochemical Photodetector Based on α-Ga2O3 Nanorods. Materials. 2024; 17(15):3665. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17153665
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Junjie, Chenyang Tao, Yanan Zhang, Jiufu Sun, Xiangyun Zhang, Shujie Jiao, Dongbo Wang, and Jinzhong Wang. 2024. "The Influence of Electrolytes on the Performance of Self-Powered Photoelectrochemical Photodetector Based on α-Ga2O3 Nanorods" Materials 17, no. 15: 3665. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17153665
APA StyleHe, J., Tao, C., Zhang, Y., Sun, J., Zhang, X., Jiao, S., Wang, D., & Wang, J. (2024). The Influence of Electrolytes on the Performance of Self-Powered Photoelectrochemical Photodetector Based on α-Ga2O3 Nanorods. Materials, 17(15), 3665. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17153665