Defects in complex oxide thin films for electronics and energy applications: challenges and opportunities

W Li, J Shi, KHL Zhang, JL MacManus-Driscoll - Materials Horizons, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Complex transition-metal oxides (TMOs) are critical materials for cutting-edge electronics
and energy-related technologies, on the basis of their intriguing properties including …

Structural, optical, and electrical properties of hafnium–aluminum–zinc-oxide films grown by atomic layer deposition for TCO applications

M Krajewski, M Tokarczyk, P Świętochowski… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
ZnO is a widely studied material that exhibits versatile doping possibilities. Most research
presents singly doped ZnO, leaving the potential of codoping unexplored. Within this study …

Structural properties of thin ZnO films deposited by ald under O-rich and Zn-rich growth conditions and their relationship with electrical parameters

S Mishra, E Przezdziecka, W Wozniak, A Adhikari… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The structural, optical, and electrical properties of ZnO are intimately intertwined. In the
present work, the structural and transport properties of 100 nm thick polycrystalline ZnO films …

Al-delta-doped ZnO films made by atomic layer deposition and flash-lamp annealing for low-emissivity coating

G Zhang, O Steuer, R Li, Y Cheng, R Hübner… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we have investigated and optimized the Al-delta-doped ZnO (δ-AZO)
superlattices for mid-infrared applications. Thin films of δ-AZO are fabricated by atomic layer …

Flexible InP–ZnO nanowire heterojunction light emitting diodes

N Gagrani, K Vora, L Fu, C Jagadish, HH Tan - Nanoscale Horizons, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible, substrate-free nanowire (NW) devices are desirable to overcome the extremely
challenging task of integrating III–V or III–N semiconductor devices such as LEDs and lasers …

Atomic layer deposition supercycle approach applied to the Al-doping of nearly saturated ZnO surfaces

OY Ramírez-Esquivel, DA Mazón-Montijo… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current research on transparent conductive oxides deals with the development of
environmentally friendly materials having competitive electrical and optical properties. Also …

Optimizing Atomic Layer Deposition Processes with Nanowire‐Assisted TEM Analysis

P Schweizer, LM Vogl, X Maeder… - Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is one of the premier methods to synthesize ultra‐thin
materials on complex surfaces. The technique allows for precise control of the thickness …

Unprecedentedly large photocurrents in colloidal PbS quantum-dot solar cells enabled by atomic layer deposition of zinc oxide electron buffer layer

H Jo, JK Kim, J Kim, TY Seong, HJ Son… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Due to the excitonic nature, colloidal PbS quantum-dot solar cells have suffered from lower
photocurrent densities than expected from the absorber band gap. The heterojunction …

Nanofibrous ZnO-loaded PVA/PEDOT: PSS for selective and enhanced ammonia detection

A Rakhmanova, B Soltabayev, A Ajjaq, N Khan… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibrous composite materials enhance the sensitivity of gas sensors to
ammonia. In this study, the fabrication of novel composite structure polyvinyl alcohol …

Grass-like alumina enhances transmittance and electrical conductivity of atomic layer deposited Al-doped ZnO for thermoelectric and TCO applications

T Koskinen, R Raju, I Tittonen, C Kauppinen - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Transparent thermoelectric materials enable the integration of sensing and energy
harvesting devices on various surfaces such as windows and user interfaces. A key …