Dissection of the antibacterial mechanism of zinc oxide nanoparticles with manipulable nanoscale morphologies

X Zhu, J Wang, L Cai, Y Wu, M Ji, H Jiang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the extensive uses of ZnO nanoparticles as promising antimicrobial agents to tackle
the severe microbial infections, the systematic antibacterial studies on ZnO nanoparticles …

Enhanced energy harvesting ability of ZnO/PAN hybrid piezoelectric nanogenerators

Y Sun, Y Liu, Y Zheng, Z Li, J Fan, L Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Miniaturization of energy conversion and storage devices has attracted remarkable
consideration in the application of wearable electronics. Compared with film-based flexible …

[HTML][HTML] Dimensional roadmap for maximizing the piezoelectrical response of ZnO nanowire-based transducers: impact of growth method

AJL Garcia, M Mouis, V Consonni, G Ardila - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
ZnO nanowires are excellent candidates for energy harvesters, mechanical sensors,
piezotronic and piezophototronic devices. The key parameters governing the general …

High figure-of-merit in Al-doped ZnO thin films grown by ALD through the Al content adjustment

QC Bui, V Consonni, S Boubenia, G Gay, C Perret… - Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of transparent conductive materials is of great interest for a wide variety of
semiconducting devices in the fields of optoelectronics and photovoltaics. Here, we optimize …

Hydrophilic ZnO thin films doped with ytterbium and europium oxide

T Tański, M Zaborowska, P Jarka, A Woźniak - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Hydrophilic photocatalytically active ZnO and ZnO thin films doped with Yb2O3 and Eu2O3
(rare earth metal oxide, REM) with optical transmittance exceeding 76% in the visible light …

Effects of thermal annealing on the structural and electrical properties of ZnO thin films for boosting their piezoelectric response

QC Bui, B Salem, H Roussel, X Mescot, Y Guerfi… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growth process and post-deposition treatment have strong effects on the structure of
ZnO thin films, which can also affect significantly their electrical and piezoelectric properties …

[HTML][HTML] Low-temperature growth of ZnO nanowires from gravure-printed ZnO nanoparticle seed layers for flexible piezoelectric devices

AJL Garcia, G Sico, M Montanino, V Defoor, M Pusty… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires (NWs) are excellent candidates for the fabrication of energy
harvesters, mechanical sensors, and piezotronic and piezophototronic devices. In order to …

Realizing high energy density and efficiency simultaneously via sub-grain modification in lead-free dielectric films

TY Hu, C Ma, J Fan, Y Wu, M Liu, G Hu, C Ma, CL Jia - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Lead-free dielectric capacitors are widely used in electronic devices due to their extremely
high charge-discharge rate and environmental friendly. However, the relative low energy …

Investigation of the diameter-dependent piezoelectric response of semiconducting ZnO nanowires by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and FEM simulations

T Jalabert, M Pusty, M Mouis, G Ardila - Nanotechnology, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Semiconducting piezoelectric nanowires (NWs) are promising candidates to develop highly
efficient mechanical energy transducers made of biocompatible and non-critical materials …

Simultaneous achievement of high performance and low sintering temperature in ultra-high Curie temperature La 2 Ti 2 O 7 ceramics by V 2 O 5 additive

M Tang, Z Tan, J **ng, N Chen, H Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
La2Ti2O7 (LTO) is one of the promising piezoelectric materials used in the high-temperature
region due to the remarkable TC of 1460° C. However, LTO ceramics face challenges such …