Abstract

The present work reviews the results of the photoluminescence study of erbium-doped ZnO nanostructures synthesized by physical and chemical methods. ZnO is a semiconductor compound composed of zinc and oxygen atoms. It possesses a wide bandgap (3.37 eV) and is optically and electrically active. When ZnO is synthesized in the form of nanostructures, such as nanoparticles, nanowires, nanorods, nanotubes, or nanosheets, it exhibits enhanced properties compared to its bulk counterpart due to quantum confinement effects and a high surface-to-volume ratio. By controlling different parameters in the growth processes of erbium-doped ZnO nanostructures, materials can be synthesized for different applications such as sensors, optoelectronics, and energy harvesting.

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