Recently, piezoelectric thin films including zinc oxide (ZnO) and aluminium nitride (AlN)
have found a broad range of lab-on-chip applications such as biosensing, particle/cell …

This review attempts to compile the physics and chemistry of defects in zinc oxide (ZnO), at
both, the fundamental and application levels. The defects, either inherent ones or introduced …

In the past ten years we have witnessed a revival of, and subsequent rapid expansion in, the
research on zinc oxide (ZnO) as a semiconductor. Being initially considered as a substrate …

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 …

This first systematic, authoritative and thorough treatment in one comprehensive volume
presents the fundamentals and technologies of the topic, elucidating all aspects of ZnO …

ZnO nanocrystals are receiving renewed attraction due to their multifunctional properties.
Selective enhancement and tuning of their optical and electrical properties are essential for …

Red‐emitting piezoluminescence (elasticoluminescence) is achieved by doping rare earth
Pr3+ into the well‐known piezoelectric matrix, LiNbO3. By precisely tuning the Li/Nb ratio in …

ZnO is attracting considerable attention for its possible application to UV light emitters, spin
functional devices, gas sensors, transparent electronics and surface acoustic wave devices …

Over the past two decades, several advances have been made in micromachined sensors
and actuators. As the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) has advanced, a …

This article provides a comprehensive review of the current research activities that focus on
the ZnO nanostructure materials and their physical property characterizations. It begins with …