Domains in ferroelectrics were considered to be well understood by the middle of the last
century: They were generally rectilinear, and their walls were Ising-like. Their simplicity …

The semiconductor ZnO has gained substantial interest in the research community in part
because of its large exciton binding energy (60 meV) which could lead to lasing action …

ZnO is presently experiencing a research boom with more than 2000 ZnO‐related
publications in 2005. This phenomenon is triggered, for example, by hope to use ZnO as a …

Several hundred thousands of tons of ZnO are used by per year, eg as an additive to
concrete or to rubber. In the field of optoelectronics, ZnO holds promises as a material for a …

Zinc oxide (ZnO), with its excellent luminescent properties and the ease of growth of its
nanostructures, holds promise for the development of photonic devices. The recent …

The research on ZnO has a long history but experiences an extremely vivid revival during
the last 10 years. We critically discuss in this didactical review old and new results …

Wide band gap semiconductor nanostructures with near-cylindrical geometry and large
dielectric constants exhibit two-dimensional ultraviolet and visible photonic confinement (ie …

ZnO thin films have been deposited on Corning 7059 glass at room temperature using rf
magnetron sputtering. Strong monochromatic blue emission located at 446 nm is observed …

ZnO is a wide gap semiconductor which has possible applications in blue light emitting
diodes and lasers, devices, which are currently based on GaN. One advantage of ZnO …

Zinc oxide thin films are deposited on Si and quartz substrates using the sol–gel method.
The thin films, annealed at 400, 600 and 800° C respectively, are characterized by X-ray …