This review focuses on the sensors based on zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, which have
fascinating properties including large specific surface area, good biocompatibility, high …

The detection of gas molecule is important for environmental monitoring, safety, health
issues, chemical processing control, agriculture and medical applications. This is much …

Depending on the size of the smallest feature, the interaction of light with structured
materials can be very different. This fundamental problem is treated by different theories. If …

A single ZnO microwire detector for the monitoring of natural gas species is described.
Single-crystal ZnO microwires were synthesized using a carbothermal reduction vapor …

In this work, thin ZnO films were produced by pulsed laser deposition on a side-polished
single-mode fiber in view of optical gas sensor applications. The experimental conditions …

We report on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) sensing measurements by means of zinc oxide films
presenting different morphologies. The variation in the photoluminescence emission of the …

In this work, thin ZnO films have been produced by pulsed laser deposition on side-polished
fiber for optical gas sensor applications. The influence was investigated of the processing …

In this work, pure and Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films were grown on glass substrates
by sol–gel spin coating method. Structural, morphological, optical and waveguiding …

Antireflective coatings (AR) are widely applied to eliminate the unwanted surface reflections
from the AR coated substrate. In different optoelectronic devices, AR coatings have potential …

Advanced materials research currently focuses on the design and fabrication of
nanosensors and shows tremendous potential for the development of numerous …