ZnO-Based Nanocomposite Thin Films: Achievements and Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2021) | Viewed by 7860
Special Issue Editor
Interests: applied/experimental physics; thin films; optoelectronics; semiconductor device physics; materials characterization; elaboration techniques
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The contemporary challenge for research is to develop environment-friendly materials which have a good performance in the various applications of interest to humanity, particularly in the fields of health and sustainable development (renewable energy, purifying air and water, sterilization, food preservation, medicinal products, etc.).
In this area, zinc oxide (ZnO), in the form of thin layers or nanostructures, has aroused particular interest because of its many well-known properties. It is nontoxic, biocompatible, physically and chemically stable, and relatively simple to synthesize at low costs. It has interesting optoelectronic properties, in particular, a wide bandgap and a high exciton energy, which gives it a great sensitivity to excitations. These plasmonic, photocatalytic, piezoelectric, antimicrobial, and biocompatibility properties have made it one of the most promising materials in a wide range of applications, such as photovoltaic cells, light-emitting diodes, gas sensors, air and water decontamination systems, active packaging, vaccine adjuvants, etc.
Recent advances in nano-engineering technologies allow the generation of ZnO-based nanocomposites, using ZnO as a matrix or as nanostructures embedded in a dielectric medium, have increased the interest in this material and provided new perspectives.
This Special Issue is devoted to the properties of thin layers of ZnO-based nanocomposites, developed by different techniques and intended for these numerous fields of application.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Photocatalytic properties;
- Gas detection;
- Photovoltaic conversion;
- Plasmonic applications;
- Antibacterial activity and biomedical applications;
- Functional textile and polymer coatings;
- Active packaging
Dr. Aomar Hadjadj
Guest Editor
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