Zinc Oxide

This book explores the remarkable potential of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, one of the most versatile materials in nanotechnology, notable for their wide bandgap, high exciton binding energy, and adaptable surface chemistry. It provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in ZnO research, focusing on their synthesis, properties, and diverse applications across key scientific and industrial fields.

This book explores the remarkable potential of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, one of the most versatile materials in nanotechnology, notable for their wide bandgap, high exciton binding energy, and adaptable surface chemistry. It provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in ZnO research, focusing on their synthesis, properties, and diverse applications across key scientific and industrial fields.

This book presents a review of recent advances in ZnO-based nanomaterials and devices. ZnO as a nanomaterial has gained substantial interest in the research area of wide bandgap semiconductors and is considered to be one of the major candidates for electronic and photonic applications.

Through their application in energy-efficient and environmentally friendly devices, zinc oxide (ZnO) and related classes of wide gap semiconductors, including GaN and SiC, are revolutionizing numerous areas, from lighting, energy conversion, photovoltaics, and communications to biotechnology, imaging, and medicine.