Fundamentals of zinc oxide as a semiconductor

A Janotti, CG Van de Walle - Reports on progress in physics, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
In the past ten years we have witnessed a revival of, and subsequent rapid expansion in, the
research on zinc oxide (ZnO) as a semiconductor. Being initially considered as a substrate …

Antimicrobial potential of ZnO, TiO2 and SiO2 nanoparticles in protecting building materials from biodegradation

L Dyshlyuk, O Babich, S Ivanova, N Vasilchenco… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract ZnO, TiO 2 and SiO 2 nanomaterials were prepared by chemical syntheses and
tested for the antimicrobial activity. The phase composition and micromorphology of powder …

Green coloration of Co-doped ZnO explained from structural refinement and bond considerations

M Gaudon, O Toulemonde, A Demourgues - Inorganic chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
ZnO doped with Co2+ has been prepared by a Pechini process and investigated in terms of
crystallographic structure and UV− visible properties. We emphasize for the first time a …

Phonon dynamics of Zn (Mg, Cd) O alloy nanostructures and their phase segregation

M Ghosh, N Dilawar, AK Bandyopadhyay… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper we report phonon dynamics in chemically synthesized Zn 1− x Mg x O (0≤ x≤
0.07) and Zn 1− y Cd y O (0≤ y≤ 0.03) alloy nanostructures of sizes∼ 10 nm using …

Zinc oxide microrods and nanorods: different antibacterial activity and their mode of action against Gram-positive bacteria

I Rago, CR Chandraiahgari, MP Bracciale, G De Bellis… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria combined with
increased implant-associated infections have determined a great interest towards new …

Structural, vibrational, optical and magnetic properties of sol–gel derived Nd doped ZnO nanoparticles

S Chauhan, M Kumar, S Chhoker, SC Katyal… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Nd doped ZnO (Zn 1-x Nd x O, x= 0.0, 0.03, 0.06 and 0.10) nanoparticles were
prepared by sol–gel method. Phase identification and effect of Nd ions substitution in ZnO …

A first-principle analysis on the phase stabilities, chemical bonds and band gaps of wurtzite structure AxZn1− xO alloys (A= Ca, Cd, Mg)

XF Fan, HD Sun, ZX Shen, JL Kuo… - Journal of Physics …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The phase stabilities and structural and electronic properties of three zinc-based oxide alloy
systems (Ca x Zn 1− x O, Cd x Zn 1− x O and Mg x Zn 1− x O) are studied by first-principle …

Size-dependent electronic properties of nanomaterials: How this novel class of nanodescriptors supposed to be calculated?

K Jagiello, B Chomicz, A Avramopoulos, A Gajewicz… - Structural Chemistry, 2017 - Springer
In this study, the influence of the size on the electronic properties (eg electronic energy) of
three nanometal oxides: ZnO, TiO 2, and Al 2 O 3 were investigated. The wurtzite, rutile and …

New approaches for calculating absolute surface energies of wurtzite (0001)/(0001): A study of ZnO and GaN

J Zhang, Y Zhang, K Tse, B Deng, H Xu… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The accurate absolute surface energies of (0001)/(000 1⁠) surfaces of wurtzite structures
are crucial in determining the thin film growth mode of important energy materials. However …

Possibility of room-temperature multiferroism in Mg-doped ZnO

P Kumar, Y Kumar, HK Malik, S Annapoorni… - Applied Physics A, 2014 - Springer
Room-temperature multiferroic properties in Mg-doped ZnO samples are reported wherein
Mg replaces Zn in the ZnO matrix and retains hexagonal wurtzite structure. The saturation …