ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the effect of doping on the growth of Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures. It shows that the incorporation of dopants, such as Silicon (Si), Li, and sodium (Na), usually leads to reduced quality of the ZnO nanostructures. Although doping with Li and Na results in the formation of facets on ZnO nanostructures, Si doping often dramatically reduces the quantity of these nanostructures. Due to their novel electronic properties, low-dimensional nanostructures are considered to be the building blocks for future nanoscale electronic and opto-electronic devices. ZnO has long been considered a valuable material for optically transparent conducting layers in displays and photovoltaic devices. In general observed that the incorporation of dopants, such as Si, Li, and Na, leads to ZnO nanostructures of reduced quality. Although doping with Li and Na results in the formation of facets on these nanostructures, Si doping often dramatically reduced the quantity of the nanostructures formed.
