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 …

ZnO as a functional material, a review

MA Borysiewicz - Crystals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a fascinating wide band gap semiconductor material with many
properties that make it widely studied in the material science, physics, chemistry …

Native point defects in ZnO

A Janotti, CG Van de Walle - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2007 - APS
We have performed a comprehensive first-principles investigation of native point defects in
ZnO based on density functional theory within the local density approximation (LDA) as well …

Zinc oxide based photocatalysis: tailoring surface-bulk structure and related interfacial charge carrier dynamics for better environmental applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …

Advances in ZnO: Manipulation of defects for enhancing their technological potentials

I Ayoub, V Kumar, R Abolhassani, R Sehgal… - Nanotechnology …, 2022 - degruyter.com
This review attempts to compile the physics and chemistry of defects in zinc oxide (ZnO), at
both, the fundamental and application levels. The defects, either inherent ones or introduced …

Defects in ZnO nanorods prepared by a hydrothermal method

KH Tam, CK Cheung, YH Leung… - The Journal of …, 2006 - ACS Publications
ZnO nanorod arrays were fabricated using a hydrothermal method. The nanorods were
studied by scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence (PL), time-resolved PL, X-ray …

Atomic layer deposition of ZnO: a review

T Tynell, M Karppinen - Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to the unique set of properties possessed by ZnO, thin films of ZnO have received more
and more interest in the last 20 years as a potential material for applications such as thin-film …

Defect emissions in ZnO nanostructures

AB Djurišić, YH Leung, KH Tam, YF Hsu, L Ding… - …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

About defect phenomena in ZnO nanocrystals

S Nadupalli, S Repp, S Weber, E Erdem - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
ZnO nanocrystals are receiving renewed attraction due to their multifunctional properties.
Selective enhancement and tuning of their optical and electrical properties are essential for …

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using N-doped ZnO/carbon dot (N-ZnO/CD) nanocomposites derived from organic soybean

DG Ayu, S Gea, Andriayani, DJ Telaumbanua… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study reports on successful synthesis of carbon dots (CDs), nitrogen-doped zinc oxide
(N-ZnO), and N-ZnO/CD nanocomposites as photocatalysts for degradation of methylene …