BACKGROUND The Information Age was founded on the semiconductor revolution, marked
by the growth of high-purity semiconductor single crystals. The resultant design and …

Metal oxides (MOs) are the most abundant materials in the Earth's crust and are ingredients
in traditional ceramics. MO semiconductors are strikingly different from conventional …

With the fast development of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the last 30 years,
semiconductor nanowires have been widely investigated in the areas of both electronics …

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been studied extensively for over two decades for
their novel electronic, photonic, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties. This …

ZnO nanoparticles are still a hot area for research even after ample work has been done by
researchers across the world. It is a versatile material for do** of different transition metals …

Abstract 1D metal‐oxide nanostructures have attracted much attention because metal
oxides are the most fascinating functional materials. The 1D morphologies can easily …

Because of its distinctive combination of physical properties such as high thermal
conductivity, ultraviolet (UV) absorbance, or catalytic behavior, zinc oxide-based …

Recently, there has been great interest in flexible and wearable energy devices for
applications in flexible and stretchable electronics. Even though future developments are …

ZnO nanowire (NW) visible-blind UV photodetectors with internal photoconductive gain as
high as G∼ 108 have been fabricated and characterized. The photoconduction mechanism …

Between 2004 and 2030 the annual global consumption of energy is estimated to rise by
more than 50%. 1 Assuming current policies and practices remain in place, most of the …