Meet the editor

Ahmed M. Nahhas received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) from the University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, in 2001. He has served in many prestigious leadership positions, including as the dean of the College of Engineering, the head of the Department, and the vice dean. He is currently with the College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, Umm Al-Qura University. He has participated in reviewing several aca-

demic articles and dissertations in the area of electrical and electronic communications. His current research interests include developing new photonic and electronic devices at nanoscales involving various functional materials, such as wide-bandgap semiconductors, nanostructured materials, and fabrication of ZnO and GaN optical devices. Prof. Nahhas received his first patent in 2016 from the United States and is an official reviewer of several journals.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

*by Tyona MD*

for Biological Applications *by Sanghwa Lee and Jun Ki Kim*

**Section 4**

*by Ahmed M. Nahhas*

*by Trilok K. Pathak and H.C. Swart*

Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures

*by Luyolo Ntozakhe and Raymond Tichaona Taziwa*

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

ZnO Nanostructures **13**

**Chapter 2 15**

**Chapter 3 25**

ZnO Doping **55**

**Chapter 4 57**

ZnO Applications **75**

**Chapter 5 77**

**Chapter 6 99**

Doped Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for Photovoltaic Solar Cells Application

Pyrolysis of Carbon-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles for Solar Cell Application

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Based on ZnO Nanorods

Introductory Chapter: Overview of ZnO Based Nano Materials and Devices

Structural and Luminescence Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized

by Mixture of Fuel Approach in Solution Combustion Method

*by Tuğba Isık, Mohamed Elhousseini Hilal and Nesrin Horzum*
