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 …

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 …

Vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) photon detection technology is an effective means for the
exploration in the field of space science (monitoring the formation and evolution of solar …

Zinc oxide has emerged as an attractive material for various applications in electronics,
optoelectronics, biomedical and sensing. The large excitonic binding energy of 60 meV at …

Electronic band structure and optical properties of Cr-doped ZnO were studied using the
density functional method within the generalized-gradient approximation. Three …

Cathodoluminescence spectra have been measured to determine the characteristics of
ubiquitous green luminescence (GL) in nonstoichiometric zinc oxide (ZnO). Zn-and O-rich …

ZnO is a II-VI semiconductor with a direct, dipole allowed band gap around 3.4 eV ie in the
near UV and a relatively large exciton binding energy of about 60 meV. ZnO has seen in the …

We report the results of a detailed investigation of sol–gel-synthesized nanoscale Zn 1− x
Co x O powders processed at 350 C with 0≤ x≤ 0.12 to understand how the structural …

Magnetic transition metal (TM) ions co-doped ZnO nanoparticles (A x B x Zn 1-2x O; A&B=
TM= Ni, Mn, Fe & Co, x= 0.01) were prepared using sol-gel technique. The particle size …

A flexible proximity sensor fully fabricated by inkjet printing is proposed in this paper. The
flexible proximity sensor is composed of a ZnO layer sandwiched in between a flexible …