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Inside Back Cover (Phys. Status Solidi B 6/2010)
Author(s) -
Klingshirn Claus,
Fallert J.,
Zhou H.,
Sartor J.,
Thiele C.,
MaierFlaig F.,
Schneider D.,
Kalt H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201090010
Subject(s) - nanorod , photonics , semiconductor , materials science , optoelectronics , cover (algebra) , diode , nanotechnology , epitaxy , engineering physics , dipole , fabrication , band gap , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , layer (electronics) , quantum mechanics , pathology
Zinc oxide (ZnO) research has a long and successful history and is experiencing a remarkable revival during the last decade. ZnO is a technologically important semiconductor with a wide band‐gap of about 3.4 eV and with a direct, dipole‐allowed band‐to‐band transition. In their Review Article on p. 1424 Claus Klingshirn and his coauthors discuss new and established research focusing on optical properties but also including related topics like transport and magnetic properties. The discussion starts with bulk samples, proceeds then to epitaxial layers and nanorods which, in many respects, are similar to bulk samples, and concludes with information on low dimensional structures. The question if ZnO will see a major breakthrough in photonics and electronics depends strongly on the availability of stable and reproducible p‐type material and the fabrication of efficient LEDs and laser diodes.