Abstract
Electrical conductivity and photoconductivity measurements were carried out on semiconducting vanadium oxide nanowire networks synthesized through the polycondensation of vanadic acid. The temperature-dependent conductivity was described well by Mott's optical multiphonon assisted hopping model at high temperatures and by the variable-range hopping mechanism at low temperatures. The photoconductivity showed a weak temperature dependence. Besides, quasipersistent photocurrent with a single-exponential decay behavior was observed right after switching off the light and was explained in terms of the random local-potential fluctuation model.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 183114 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)