Polarity in GaN and ZnO: Theory, measurement, growth, and devices

J Zuniga-Perez, V Consonni, L Lymperakis… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The polar nature of the wurtzite crystalline structure of GaN and ZnO results in the existence
of a spontaneous electric polarization within these materials and their associated alloys (Ga …

Exciton and core-level electron confinement effects in transparent ZnO thin films

AA Mosquera, D Horwat, A Rashkovskiy, A Kovalev… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
The excitonic light emission of ZnO films have been investigated by means of
photoluminescence measurements in ultraviolet-visible region. Exciton confinement effects …

Influence of polarity and hydroxyl termination on the band bending at ZnO surfaces

R Heinhold, GT Williams, SP Cooil, DA Evans… - Physical Review B, 2013 - APS
Surface sensitive synchrotron x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and real-time in situ
XPS were used to study the thermal stability of the hydroxyl termination and downward band …

Atomic-scale growth, imaging, spectroscopy, and electronic transport properties of metal-oxide films and interfaces

T Ohsawa - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Metal-oxide thin films and interfaces exhibit numerous fascinating electronic transport
properties that are not found in conventional semiconductor materials. There has been much …

Worldwide scientific research on nanotechnology: a bibliometric analysis of tendencies, funding, and challenges

JL Aleixandre-Tudó, M Bolaños-Pizarro… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The main objective of this investigation was to analyze the scientific production in global
research on nanotechnology, integrating scientific production, funding of studies …

Tailorable properties of Nd-doped ZnO epitaxial thin films for optoelectronic and plasmonic devices

M Nistor, F Gherendi, J Perrière - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Transparent conductive oxides with both low resistivity and high transparency in the visible
and near-infrared wavelengths are required for solar cells and plasmonic applications. In …

Relationship between the hydroxyl termination and band bending at surfaces

RM Gazoni, L Carroll, JI Scott, S Astley, DA Evans… - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
Synchrotron x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to explore the relationship between
the hydroxyl termination and band bending at the (2¯ 01) surface of β-G a 2 O 3 bulk single …

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 …

The role of polarity and surface energy in the growth mechanism of ZnO from nanorods to nanotubes

KL Ching, G Li, YL Ho, HS Kwok - CrystEngComm, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The polarity of zinc oxide nanostructures is crucial to modern electronic devices in terms of
electrical and optical properties. However, it is still unclear whether the growth direction …

Morphological features and band bending at nonpolar surfaces of ZnO

D Mora-Fonz, J Buckeridge, AJ Logsdail… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We employ hybrid density functional calculations to analyze the structure and stability of the
(101̅0) and (112̅0) ZnO surfaces, confirming the relative stability of the two surfaces. We …