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-ZnO can be deposited by Sputtering process and atomic layer deposition (ALD). In the chart below you can compare the different deposition equipment.
+=Zinc oxide (ZnO)=
+Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a wide‑bandgap (~3.3 eV) n‑type semiconductor that combines high visible transparency, decent carrier mobility, chemical stability, and notable piezoelectricity, while being abundant and non‑toxic.
+It is readily deposited by magnetron sputtering for uniform, large‑area films and by atomic layer deposition (ALD) for ultra‑conformal, low‑temperature coatings on complex, high‑aspect‑ratio structures.
+As a transparent thin film, ZnO serves as a window/contact in photovoltaics and LEDs and as a transparent electrode when adequately doped or hydrogenated to lower sheet resistance.
+In optics and photonics, ZnO functions as a high-index, low-loss dielectric for waveguides, tunable anti-reflective coatings, and Bragg mirrors; its stoichiometry and carrier density allow for control of the refractive index and absorption.
+Its piezoelectric and surface‑active nature underpins surface‑acoustic‑wave devices, microphones, nanogenerators, and highly responsive UV and gas sensors.
+Beyond these, polycrystalline ZnO varistors are standard for surge protection, and patterned or hybrid ZnO stacks enable transparent heaters, low-emissivity/IR-control, and EMI-shielding coatings, while offering good hardness and corrosion resistance.
+==Deposition of ZnO==
+ZnO can be deposited by the Sputtering process and atomic layer deposition (ALD). In the chart below, you can compare the different deposition equipment.
 *[[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/ALD Picosun R200/ZnO deposition using ALD|ZnO deposition using ALD]]