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Selective photocurrent generation in HfO2 and carbon nanotube hybrid nanocomposites under Ultra-Violet and visible photoexcitations

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We report on the photocurrent generation in HfO2-carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposites under Ultra-Violet (UV) and visible excitations at zero bias. Cubic phase HfO2 nanoparticles have been combined with multi-walled carbon nanotubes in this work. The cubic phase of HfO2 has been stabilized by oxygen vacancies which act as luminescent band gap states. In a broad UV-visible range of below band gap photoexcitation, a photocurrent is generated which was found to be most efficient under UV illumination. We discuss the possible mechanism in terms of a CNT assisted charge transfer involving optically active surface states of the HfO2 nanoparticles. The abrupt generation and relaxation responses of the photocurrent on/off cycles along with a constant steady state current as high as 200nA for 1mg of the nanocomposite, has potential in energy harvesting and other applications requiring stable charge retention.
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hal-02068477 , version 1 (17-11-2020)

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P. Rauwel, Augustinas Galeckas, F. Ducroquet, E. Rauwel. Selective photocurrent generation in HfO2 and carbon nanotube hybrid nanocomposites under Ultra-Violet and visible photoexcitations. Materials Letters, 2019, ⟨10.1016/j.matlet.2019.03.030⟩. ⟨hal-02068477⟩
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