Oxide Semiconductors-Based Devices: Design, Fabrication, and Applications

Dear colleagues,

Metal oxide semiconductors are emerging materials focused on producing invisible electronics, opto-electronic devices, flash memory devices. Nowadays, we are additionally witnessing novel applications of oxide semiconductors in energy technologies, such as photoelectrochemical cells, photovolataic cells, piezoelectrics, and supercapacitors. Metal oxides with various metal components are a special class of semiconductors due to their attractive physical properties and chemical/electrical stability. The high carrier mobility, low temperature process, and transparency become possible to make challenging neuromorphic devices as well as transparent and flexible electronic circuits. Some oxide semiconductors with the high photoabsorbing characteristics represent an interesting route to convert solar energy into artificial fuels such as hydrogen, oxygen, carbon oxide, etc., and also reveal the possibility of transparent solar cells with moderate conversion efficiency. Consequently, this Special Issue aims to present a collection of articles and review papers covering the recent research and revolutionary development on electronics and energy storage/harvesting using oxide semiconductors. In particular, our main topics are involved with the synthesis of complex oxide materials and the development of new processes. All application fields using oxide semiconductors will be included.

Prof. Hyung Koun Cho
Prof. Dr. Han-Ki Kim
Guest Editors

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