Single‐Crystalline p‐Type Zn3As2 Nanowires for Field‐Effect Transistors and Visible‐Light Photodetectors on Rigid and Flexible Substrates

Zn3As2 is an important p‐type semiconductor with the merit of high effective mobility. The synthesis of single‐crystalline Zn3As2 nanowires (NWs) via a simple chemical vapor deposition method is reported. High‐performance single Zn3As2 NW field‐effect transistors (FETs) on rigid SiO2/Si substrates and visible‐light photodetectors on rigid and flexible substrates are fabricated and studied. As‐fabricated single‐NW FETs exhibit typical p‐type transistor characteristics with the features of high mobility (305.5 cm2 V−1 s−1) and a high Ion/Ioff ratio (105). Single‐NW photodetectors on SiO2/Si substrate show good sensitivity to visible light. Using the contact printing process, large‐scale ordered Zn3As2 NW arrays are successfully assembled on SiO2/Si substrate to prepare NW thin‐film transistors and photodetectors. The NW‐array photodetectors on rigid SiO2/Si substrate and flexible PET substrate exhibit enhanced optoelectronic performance compared with the single‐NW devices. The results reveal that the p‐type Zn3As2 NWs have important applications in future electronic and optoelectronic devices.