Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) have gained significant interest in the agricultural and
food industry as a means of killing or reducing the activity of microorganisms. The …

Wide bandgap oxide semiconductors constitute a unique class of materials that combine
properties of electrical conductivity and optical transparency. They are being widely used as …

Tin dioxide (SnO2), the most stable oxide of tin, is a metal oxide semiconductor that finds its
use in a number of applications due to its interesting energy band gap that is easily tunable …

Metal oxide semiconductors with a bandgap between 2 and 4 eV are an important class of
compounds in the electronics industry and for photocatalysis. With the demand for these …

Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the emerging field of nanotechnology. Their
unique and tunable size-dependent properties (in the range 1–100 nm) make these …

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is a transparent conductor used in applications such as touch screens,
smart windows and displays. A key limitation of ITO is its brittle nature, which prohibits its use …

At the end of a rush lasting over half a century, in which CMOS technology has been
experiencing a constant and breathtaking increase of device speed and density, Moore's …

The ever-increasing electricity demand from renewables has stimulated growth in the
photovoltaic (PV) industry. Yet, while grid parity has already been achieved in several …

With the development of new generations of optoelectronic devices that combine high
performance and novel functionalities (eg, flexibility/bendability, adaptability, semi or full …

Silver nanowires have attracted a lot of attention in both academia and industry because of
their potential applications in many electronic devices. In the past decade, there have been …