Charge transport behavior of Al-doped ZnO incorporated with reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite thin film

Abstract

ZnO is utilized as a promising material for various electronic and energy areas due to its outstanding chemical stability, abundance, non-toxicity, and low cost. However, controlling electronic transport properties of ZnO by facile strategy is still necessary for wider applications. Here, we synthesized reduced graphene oxide incorporated Al-doped ZnO nanocomposite thin film prepared by the electrospray deposition method and investigated the electronic transport behavior. The electron transport in pristine Al-doped ZnO thin film is strongly affected by grain boundary scattering, but significant enhancement of carrier mobility is observed in reduced graphene oxide-incorporated Al-doped ZnO nanocomposite thin film. The results demonstrate that this hybrid strategy with graphene has an important effect on the charge transport behavior in ZnO polycrystalline materials.