This review focuses on the growth, properties and novel applications of aligned arrays of
ZnO nanowires (NWs) and nanobelts (NBs) for nanogenerators and nano-piezotronics …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been known as the next most important material for the fabrication of
efficient nanodevices and nanosystems because of its versatile properties such as …

Due to the pressing needs of society, low cost materials for energy devices have
experienced an outstanding development in recent times. In this highly multidisciplinary …

By functionalizing the surfaces of ZnO nanobelts (NBs) with a thin self-assembled molecular
layer, the electrical and optoelectronic performances of a single NB-based device are …

Nonthermal plasmas allow the preparation of ligand‐free quantum dots combining high
production rates with superior crystalline quality and luminescence properties. Here, ZnO …

Highly oriented and homogeneously distributed single crystalline zinc oxide nanowires
(NWs) are fabricated on amorphous glass substrates using soft solution growth approach …

UV photodetector fabricated using a single ZnO nanobelt (NB) has shown a photoresponse
enhancement up to 750 times higher than that of a bare ZnO NB after coating with∼ 20 nm …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires are prepared for application in large area gated field emitter
arrays (FEAs). By oxidizing Al-coated Zn films, the population density of the ZnO nanowires …

The role of oxygen diffusion in the response of individual SnO2 nanowires to this gas is
studied. Different oxygen partial pressures lead to strong changes of their electrical …

Research on advanced energy conversion devices such as solar cells has intensified in the
last two decades. A broad landscape of candidate materials and devices were discovered …