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Zinc Oxide: From Optoelectronics to Biomaterial—A Short Review

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Zinc oxide is a well-known wide bandgap semiconductor that has attracted recent attention in part because of its large exciton binding energy (60 meV) which could lead to lasing action even above room temperature. Further interest has arisen because of the availability of good quality single crystals, improved technologies for thin film growth and nanorods or fibres, the possibility of p-type conduction, and some papers claiming ferromagnetism above room temperature. In addition, it is being proposed that ZnO might exhibit an antibacterial activity even under the dark condition. I review work pertaining to material growth and point out possible emerging applications in fields ranging from optoelectronics to biomaterials.

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I would like to thank Prof. M. S. Ramachandra Rao for encouraging me to write this review and for the hospitality shown to me during my visit to IIT Madras in January 2012.

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Suryanarayanan, R. (2014). Zinc Oxide: From Optoelectronics to Biomaterial—A Short Review. In: Rao, M., Okada, T. (eds) ZnO Nanocrystals and Allied Materials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 180. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1160-0_14

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