Recent Advances of ZnO Based Nanowires and Nanorods Devices

Ahmed M. Nahhas^1,

¹Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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Ahmed M. Nahhas. Recent Advances of ZnO Based Nanowires and Nanorods Devices. American Journal of Nanomaterials. 2018; 6(1):15-23. doi: 10.12691/ajn-6-1-2

Abstract

This paper presents the recent advances of the Zinc Oxide (ZnO) based nanowires and nanorods devices. ZnO has gained a substantial interest in the research area of the wide bandgap semiconductors due to its unique electrical, optical and structural properties. ZnO is considered as one of the major candidates for electronic and photonic applications. Also, it has distinguished and interesting electrical and optical properties. ZnO is considered as a potential contender in optoelectronic applications such as solar cells (SCs), surface acoustic wave devices, and ultraviolet (UV) emitters. The ZnO as a nanostructured material exhibits many advantages for nanodevices. ZnO nanostructured material has the ability to absorb UV radiation and immense in many optical applications. Recently, ZnO nanostructured based devices have gained much attention due to their various potential applications. ZnO as nanomaterial has been used in many devices such as UV photodetectors (PDs), light emitting diodes (LEDs), and transistors. The recent aspects of ZnO nanowires and nanorods based devices are presented and discussed.

Keywords:
ZnO Gallium nitride (GaN) nanostructured doping LEDs nanowires nanorods UV

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