Micro-sized ZnO rods on a SnO(2) coated glass substrate were obtained by the spray pyrolysis method. Then a p-type CuSCN layer was deposited on this micro-sized n-ZnO to produce a p-n heterojunction. Temperature dependent current-voltage characteristics were measured in the temperature range 150-300 K with a step of 25 K. The current-voltage characteristics exhibit electrical rectification behavior. The zero bias barrier height Phi(b0) increases and the ideality factor n decreases with an increase in temperature. The apparent Richardson constant and mean barrier height were found to be 0.0028 A cm(-2) K(-2) and 0.228 eV respectively in the range 150-300 K. After a barrier height inhomogeneity correction, the Richardson constant and the mean barrier height were obtained as 6520 A cm(-2) K(-2) and 0.840 eV, respectively. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.