Zinc oxide based nanostructures : fabrication, characterization and applications

Abstract

As a functional oxide material, zinc oxide (ZnO) has substantial research importance for its superior optical and electrical properties, which may lead a race for the innovation in the next decade. The fabrication, characterization, and applications of ZnO based nanostructures are the central issues of this thesis. Emphasis is devoted to realize the high-efficient, mechanical-flexible and wavelength-tunable lasers andfield emitters by ZnO based nanostructures.