Under the background of increasing energy crisis and global warming, semiconductor-
based photocatalysis has received tremendous attention due to its potential application in …

One-dimensional ZnO nanostructures (nanowires/nanorods) are attractive materials for
applications such as gas sensors, biosensors, solar cells, and photocatalysts. This is due to …

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in ZnO nanostructures due to their variety
of morphologies and availability of simple and low cost processing. While there are still …

The semiconductor ZnO has gained substantial interest in the research community in part
because of its large exciton binding energy (60 meV) which could lead to lasing action …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a wide band gap semiconductor with potential applications in
optoelectronics, transparent electronics, and spintronics. The high efficiency of UV emission …

We present a review of current research on the optical properties of ZnO nanostructures. We
provide a brief introduction to different fabrication methods for various ZnO nanostructures …

Several hundred thousands of tons of ZnO are used by per year, eg as an additive to
concrete or to rubber. In the field of optoelectronics, ZnO holds promises as a material for a …

Highly crystalline ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized using a co-precipitation method. The
morphology and optical properties of these nanoparticles are found to be highly sensitive to …

ZnO nanorod arrays were fabricated using a hydrothermal method. The nanorods were
studied by scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence (PL), time-resolved PL, X-ray …

Defects in three different types of ZnO nanostructures before and after annealing under
different conditions were studied. The annealing atmosphere and temperature were found to …