TY - CHAP AU - Ahmed M. Nahhas ED - Ahmed M. Nahhas Y1 - 2019-10-09 PY - 2019 T1 - Introductory Chapter: Overview of ZnO Based Nano Materials and Devices N2 - This book presents a review of recent advances in ZnO-based nanomaterials and devices. ZnO as a nanomaterial has gained substantial interest in the research area of wide bandgap semiconductors and is considered to be one of the major candidates for electronic and photonic applications. ZnO has distinguished and interesting electrical and optical properties and is considered to be a potential material in optoelectronic applications such as solar cells, surface acoustic wave devices, and UV emitters. ZnO's unique properties have attracted several researchers to study its electrical and optical properties. As a nanostructured material, ZnO exhibits many advantages for nanodevices. Moreover, it has the ability to absorb the UV radiation. BT - Zinc Oxide Based Nano Materials and Devices SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.85969 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.85969 SN - 978-1-78923-958-4 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -