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

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 …

This review presents an overview of the thermal properties of mesoscopic structures. The
discussion is based on the concept of electron energy distribution, and, in particular, on …

This paper presents a review of current research activities on ZnO nanorods (or nanowires).
We begin this paper with a variety of physical and chemical methods that have been used to …

We report the microstructural evolution of the preferred orientation and electrical conductivity
of zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films prepared by ion beam sputtering. Elastic recoil detection …

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 …

The sensitivity for detecting hydrogen with multiple ZnO nanorods is found to be greatly
enhanced by sputter-depositing clusters of Pd on the surface. The resulting structures show …

Unique and fascinating features of metal oxide nanostructures (MONs) have attracted
considerable attention in recent years because without much effort, the MONs can be grown …

The large surface area of ZnO nanorods makes them attractive for gas and chemical
sensing, and the ability to control their nucleation sites makes them candidates for micro …

The carrier recombination processes in ZnO quantum dots (∼ 4 nm in diameter), ZnO
nanocrystals (∼ 20 nm in diameter) and bulk ZnO crystal have been studied using …