Optical Applications of ZnO Nanowires

Author

Dev, Apurba ; Elshaer, Abdelhamid ; Voss, Tobias

Author_Institution

Inst. of Solid State Phys., Univ. of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Volume

17

Issue

4

fYear

2011

Firstpage

896

Lastpage

906

Abstract

This paper discusses different aspects of optical applications of ZnO nanowires NWs. After a description of the relevant synthesis and fabrication techniques, light-emitting diodes based on ZnO NW and NW arrays are introduced and different experimental realizations from the literature are discussed. The working principle of ZnO UV photodetectors is presented, and improvements and limitations of ZnO- NW-based dye-sensitized solar cells are discussed. Different aspects of ZnO-NW waveguides and their potential application for biological sensing are described. Finally, the current status of ZnO-NW-based UV lasers is presented.

Keywords

II-VI semiconductors; light emitting diodes; nanowires; optical waveguides; photodetectors; semiconductor quantum wires; solar cells; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; UV lasers; ZnO; ZnO UV photodetectors; ZnO nanowires waveguides; dye-sensitized solar cells; light emitting diodes; nanowires arrays; optical applications; Decision support systems; Fabrication; Light emitting diodes; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Wires; Zinc oxide; Nanowire (NW); optics; semiconductor; zinc oxide;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2082506

Filename

5658096