Zinc oxide—from synthesis to application: a review

A Kołodziejczak-Radzimska, T Jesionowski - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide can be called a multifunctional material thanks to its unique physical and
chemical properties. The first part of this paper presents the most important methods of …

A study on the mechanism for the interaction of light with noble metal-metal oxide semiconductor nanostructures for various photophysical applications

ST Kochuveedu, YH Jang, DH Kim - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal oxide semiconductors hold great promise for applications in energy conversion and
storage, environmental remediation, optoelectronics, memory, light emission and other …

GaN nanotowers grown on Si (111) and functionalized with Au nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods for highly responsive UV photodetectors

L Goswami, N Aggarwal, M Singh… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Vertically aligned GaN nanotowers (NTs) were grown on the Si (111) substrate by plasma-
assisted molecular beam epitaxy to design a highly responsive ultraviolet (UV) …

Size-controlled electron transfer and photocatalytic activity of ZnO–Au nanoparticle composites

J Lee, HS Shim, M Lee, JK Song… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
This Letter describes size-controlled photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles coated with
glutathione-protected gold nanoparticles with diameters of 1.1, 1.6, and 2.8 nm. The …

High strength conductive composites with plasmonic nanoparticles aligned on aramid nanofibers

J Lyu, X Wang, L Liu, Y Kim, EK Tanyi… - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rapidly evolving fields of biomedical, energy, and (opto) electronic devices bring forward
the need for deformable conductors with constantly rising benchmarks for mechanical …

Highly selective NH3 gas sensor based on Au loaded ZnO nanostructures prepared using microwave-assisted method

K Shingange, ZP Tshabalala, OM Ntwaeaborwa… - Journal of colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
ZnO nanorods synthesized using microwave-assisted approach were functionalized with
gold (Au) nanoparticles. The Au coverage on the surface of the functionalized ZnO was …

Enhanced H2 sensing performance of Pd-modified ZnO nanorods under visible light excitation

Y Wang, Y Wang, X Sun, M Li, M Tang, J Cao… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
High-performance room-temperature hydrogen (H 2) sensors are the optimal choice for
practical applications. Light excitation, especially visible light, is safer and requires less …

Plasmon-enhanced ZnO whispering-gallery mode lasing

C Xu, F Qin, Q Zhu, J Lu, Y Wang, J Li, Y Lin, Q Cui… - Nano Research, 2018 - Springer
Collaborative enhancements from surface plasmons (SPs) and whispering-gallery modes
(WGMs) can induce intense near-field effects with high spatial localization around the …

Controlling Au photodeposition on large ZnO nanoparticles

JFS Fernando, MP Shortell, CJ Noble… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This study investigated how to control the rate of photoreduction of metastable AuCl2–at the
solid–solution interface of large ZnO nanoparticles (NPs)(50–100 nm size). Band-gap …

Ethanol sensing with Au-modified ZnO microwires

AL Zou, Y Qiu, JJ Yu, B Yin, GY Cao, HQ Zhang… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2016 - Elsevier
A room temperature ethanol sensor based on Au-modified zinc oxide microwires (Au/ZnO
MWs) is demonstrated. Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) were immobilized via ion sputtering onto …