Piezotronic effect on the transport properties of GaN nanobelts for active flexible electronics.

Yu, Ruomeng; Dong, Lin; Pan, Caofeng; Niu, Simiao; Liu, Hongfei; Liu, Wei; Chua, Soojin; Chi, Dongzhi et al. · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The transport properties of GaN nanobelts (NBs) are tuned using a piezotronic effect when a compressive/tensile strain is applied on the GaN NB. This is mainly due to a change in Schottky barrier height (SBH). A theoretical model is proposed to explain the observed phenomenon.

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