Research progress in ZnO single-crystal: growth, scientific understanding, and device applications

• Published in: Chinese science bulletin Vol. 59; no. 12; pp. 1235 - 1250
• Main Authors: Huang, Feng, Lin, Zhang, Lin, Wenwen, Zhang, Jiye, Ding, Kai, Wang, Yonghao, Zheng, Qinghong, Zhan, Zhibing, Yan, Fengbo, Chen, Dagui, Lv, Peiwen, Wang, Xian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.04.2014; Science China Press
• Subjects: Chemistry/Food Science; crystals; Devices; Dilution; Earth Sciences; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Integrity; Life Sciences; Magnetic semiconductors; multidisciplinary; Photocatalysis; Physics; Review; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Semiconductors; Single crystals; thermal stability; Zinc oxide; Diluted magnetic semiconductor; ZnO single crystal; ZnO; ZnO-based photoelectronic devices; Photocatalysis

Zinc oxide, a wide band-gap semiconductor, has shown extensive potential applications in high-efficiency semiconductor photoelectronic devices, semiconductor photocatalysis, and diluted magnetic semiconductors. Due to the undisputed lattice integrity, ZnO single crystals are essential for the fabric...