A review on ZnO-based piezoelectric nanogenerators: Synthesis, characterization techniques, performance enhancement and applications

AT Le, M Ahmadipour, SY Pung - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
ZnO nanorods (NRs) have received a tremendous amount of attention in the last decade for
mechanical energy harvesting devices due to its outstanding semiconducting and …

Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Technologies: Synthesis, Mechanisms, and Multifunctional Applications

Q He, J Briscoe - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024 - ACS Publications
Piezoelectric energy harvesters have gained significant attention in recent years due to their
ability to convert ambient mechanical vibrations into electrical energy, which opens up new …

[HTML][HTML] Defects in semiconductors

MD McCluskey, A Janotti - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
All semiconductors, whether by design or by accident, contain defects. The fundamental
properties of defects, such as impurities, native defects, and extended defects, affect a broad …

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 …

Effect of Strain and Surface Proximity on the Acceptor Grouping in ZnO

O Volnianska, V Ivanov, L Wachnicki, E Guziewicz - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
According to the present knowledge, the level of zinc oxide conductivity is determined by
donor and acceptor complexes involving native defects and hydrogen. In turn, recently …

Valence-band electronic structure of ZnO and ZnO: N: experimental and theoretical evidence of defect complexes

E Guziewicz, O Volnianska, IN Demchenko, P Zeller… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Undoped and N-doped Zn O films are grown by atomic layer deposition under O-rich
conditions. Scanning photoelectron microscopy studies carried out on the films cross …

First-principle study of the effects of biaxial strain on the photocatalytic and magnetic mechanisms of ZnO with Sm doping and point defects (VZn, Hi)

A Yang, Q Hou, X Yin, S Sha - Vacuum, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of Sm doping on the physical properties of ZnO has been widely investigated.
However, the potential point defects and interstitial H in the Sm-doped ZnO system and the …

Effect of temperature on the structure, catalyst and magnetic properties of un-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles: experimental and DFT calculation

M Sharbatdaran, M Janbazi - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using sol–gel and hydrothermal techniques and
characterized at different calcination temperatures (400, 500, and 600° C). The study …

[HTML][HTML] The Impact of Carbon on Electronic Structure of N-Doped ZnO Films: Scanning Photoelectron Microscopy Study and DFT Calculations

E Guziewicz, S Mishra, M Amati, L Gregoratti… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A Scanning Photoelectron Microscopy (SPEM) experiment has been applied to ZnO: N films
deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) under O-rich conditions and post-growth …

[HTML][HTML] Band alignment in Zn (1− x) MgxO: Al/SiOx/Si heterostructures for photovoltaic applications realized by atomic layer deposition: Effects of Al doping and Mg …

R Schifano, S Gieraltowska, J Kurek… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, the impact of Al doping and Mg alloying on the conduction band misalignment
(⁠ Δ EC⁠) between ZnO and (100) Si with a SiO x interlayer was studied by combining …