Polarity in ZnO nanowires: A critical issue for piezotronic and piezoelectric devices

V Consonni, AM Lord - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The polar and piezoelectric nature of the wurtzite structure of ZnO nanowires with a high
aspect ratio at nanoscale dimensions is of high interest for piezotronic and piezoelectric …

Quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells

S Rühle, M Shalom, A Zaban - ChemPhysChem, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) are a promising low‐cost alternative to existing
photovoltaic technologies such as crystalline silicon and thin inorganic films. The absorption …

Current trends in nanomaterials for metal oxide-based conductometric gas sensors: Advantages and limitations. part 1: 1D and 2D nanostructures

G Korotcenkov - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article discusses the main uses of 1D and 2D nanomaterials in the development of
conductometric gas sensors based on metal oxides. It is shown that, along with the …

Synthesis and characterization studies of NiO nanorods for enhancing solar cell efficiency using photon upconversion materials

K Kaviyarasu, E Manikandan, J Kennedy… - Ceramics …, 2016 - Elsevier
We report the effect of calcination on the structural and optical properties of nanocrystalline
NiO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by virtue of a single source precursor …

All-oxide photovoltaics

S Rühle, A Zaban - 2014 - books.rsc.org
To reach grid parity further price reductions for photovoltaic (PV) systems are required,
calling for continued upscaling of the production processes or for novel PV cell concepts …

[HTML][HTML] TiO2/Cu2O all-oxide heterojunction solar cells produced by spray pyrolysis

M Pavan, S Rühle, A Ginsburg, DA Keller… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
Here we present for the first time a TiO 2/Cu 2 O all-oxide heterojunction solar cell entirely
produced by spray pyrolysis onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) covered glass substrates …

The effects of zinc nitrate, zinc acetate and zinc chloride precursors on investigation of structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films

E Bacaksiz, M Parlak, M Tomakin, A Özçelik… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2008 - Elsevier
ZnO thin films were prepared using zinc chloride, zinc acetate and zinc nitrate precursors by
spray pyrolysis technique on glass substrates at 550° C. Structural and optical properties of …

Polarity in GaN and ZnO: Theory, measurement, growth, and devices

J Zuniga-Perez, V Consonni, L Lymperakis… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The polar nature of the wurtzite crystalline structure of GaN and ZnO results in the existence
of a spontaneous electric polarization within these materials and their associated alloys (Ga …

An investigation of radiation shielding properties of boron doped ZnO thin films

H Eskalen, Y Kavun, S Kerli, S Eken - Optical Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the production of alternative materials instead of lead in the environmentally
sensitive and non-toxic material research in radiation shielding has been gained …

Nanostructured solar cell based on spray pyrolysis deposited ZnO nanorod array

M Krunks, A Katerski, T Dedova, IO Acik… - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a realization of an extremely thin absorber (ETA) layer solar cell by
the chemical spray pyrolysis method. CuInS2 absorber was deposited onto a blocking layer …