ZnO is an attractive material for applications in electronics, photonics, acoustics, and
sensing. In optical emitters, its high exciton binding energy (60 meV) gives ZnO an edge …

In the past 10years, ZnO as a semiconductor has attracted considerable attention due to its
unique properties, such as high electron mobility, wide and direct band gap and large …

This first systematic, authoritative and thorough treatment in one comprehensive volume
presents the fundamentals and technologies of the topic, elucidating all aspects of ZnO …

A systematic study of 32 honeycomb monolayer II-VI semiconductors is carried out by first-
principles methods. While none of the two-dimensional (2D) structures can be energetically …

ZnO is presently experiencing a research boom with more than 2000 ZnO‐related
publications in 2005. This phenomenon is triggered, for example, by hope to use ZnO as a …

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 …

Zinc oxide (ZnO), with its excellent luminescent properties and the ease of growth of its
nanostructures, holds promise for the development of photonic devices. The recent …

ZnO has attracted considerable attention for optical device applications because of several
potential advantages over GaN, such as commercial availability of bulk single crystals and a …

Photoluminescence spectroscopy has been used to study single crystalline ZnO samples
systematically annealed in inert, Zn-rich and O-rich atmospheres. A striking correlation is …

The pathway towards the realization of optical solid-state lasers was gradual and slow. After
Einstein's paper on absorption and stimulated emission of light in 1917 it took until 1960 for …