Both ZnO and PZT Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator filters were fabricated, tested and modeled in this study. The development of an accurate Mason model allows the effect of particular parasitic components on the microwave s-parameters in the region of the series and parallel resonances to be identified. The parasitic components that limit the performance of our ZnO and PbZr0.3Ti0.7O3 Thin Film...

We report the synthesis of colloidal Mn(2+)-doped ZnO (Mn(2+):ZnO) quantum dots and the preparation of room-temperature ferromagnetic nanocrystalline thin films. Mn(2+):ZnO nanocrystals were prepared by a hydrolysis and condensation reaction in DMSO under atmospheric conditions. Synthesis was monitored by electronic absorption and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies. Zn(OAc)(2)...

We report on the morphological influence of solution-processed zinc oxide (ZnO) semiconductor films on the electrical characteristics of ZnO thin-film transistors (TFTs). Different film morphologies were produced by controlling the spin-coating condition of a precursor solution, and the ZnO films were analyzed using atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, a...

Zinc oxide (ZnO) and bacteriorhodopsin (bR) hybrid nanostructures were fabricated by immobilizing bR on ZnO thin films and ZnO nanorods. The morphological and spectroscopic analysis of the hybrid structures confirmed the ZnO thin film/nanorod growth and functional properties of bR. The photoactivity results of the bR protein further corroborated the sustainability of its charge transport proper...

Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) thin films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method on a large substrate at room temperature in vacuum. Two regions of apparently different optical transmittance were found in the deposited area, and their properties such as thickness, sheet resistance, optical and electrical properties and composition ratio were measured. The transparent region has low sheet res...