Nanostructures of Metal Oxides

Physisorption of enzymatically active chymotrypsin on titania colloidal particles

“…TiO 2 colloidal particles are frequently used as a carrier because of their lack of toxicity, their stability and easy availability, as well as their relevance for several applications including bio-inorganic hybrids [18][19][20], catalysis [21], bioanalytical devices [22] and proteomics [23].…”

Optical and sensory properties of ZnO nanofibrous layers grown by magnetron sputtering

“…Thus, ZnO is one of the metal oxides with wide-band gap that are of great interest for versatile applications [1]. Recently, the studies of ZnO nanoscale morphologies gave an impetus to applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices based on large surface-to-volume ratios.…”

“…Recently, the studies of ZnO nanoscale morphologies gave an impetus to applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices based on large surface-to-volume ratios. [1][2][3][4]. Zinc oxide nanowires, nanorods, tetrapods clearly demonstrate utility of such nanomaterial in light emitting diodes, sensor and UV photodetectors [1][2][3][4][5].…”

Rapid hydrothermal synthesis of zinc oxide nanorods on single crystal sapphire substrate

“…Zinc oxide (ZnO) low-dimensional structures have attracted considerable attention for applications in short-wavelength optoelectronic devices due to its wide bang gap of 3.34 eV and large exciton binding energy of 60 meV [1]. It has potential applications in various devices, such as dye-sensitized (photoelectrochemical, quasisolid, and solid-state) solar cells (DSSCs), sensors, varistors, surface acoustic wave devices, transparent conducting oxide electrodes and light-emitting devices [2][3][4][5].…”

“…It has potential applications in various devices, such as dye-sensitized (photoelectrochemical, quasisolid, and solid-state) solar cells (DSSCs), sensors, varistors, surface acoustic wave devices, transparent conducting oxide electrodes and light-emitting devices [2][3][4][5]. ZnO nanorods arrays for such applications are prepared by diverse methods such as sol-gel, sputtering, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), aqueous synthesis and spray pyrolysis [1][2][6][7]. For higher-quality ZnO epitaxial layers forming heterostructures in optoelectronic devices, there are more sophisticated growth methods been developed, such as metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) or laser-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (L-MBE), etc.…”