Unlike conventional bulk or film materials, one-dimensional (1D) semiconducting zinc oxide
(ZnO) nanostructures exhibit excellent photoelectric properties including ultrahigh intrinsic …

Co oxides and oxyhydroxides have been studied extensively in the past as promising
electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in neutral to alkaline media. Earlier …

The recent advancements in magnetoelectric (ME) materials have enabled the development
of functional magnetoelectric composites for sensor applications in the medical and …

In this paper, we investigated the effect of film thickness on structural, surface morphology
and optical properties of ZnO thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method …

Quasi-one-dimensional structures from metal oxides have shown remarkable potentials with
regard to their applicability in advanced technologies ranging from ultraresponsive …

Inspired by the cooling performance of the micro-hair from the Saharan silver ants (SSant),
we fabricated a novel solar heat shielding fabric with synthesized zinc oxide (ZnO) micro …

The role of strain on metal catalysis has been widely investigated by theoretical calculations.
It is hard to prove by direct experimental strategies. In this work, we show how the strain can …

Artificially engineered magnetoelectric materials, whose electrical properties can be
manipulated by an external magnetic field and vice versa are a new class of materials and …

Here we report a giant, completely reversible magneto–electric coupling of 100 nm
polycrystalline Co layer in contact with ZnO nanorods. When the sample is under an applied …

This work reports a template-free wet chemical synthesis method for economical production
of zinc oxide (ZnO) microrods by using an inexpensive polypropylene beaker as a reactor …