Piezoelectric and Photoconductive Zinc Oxide-Wood Hybrids Obtained by Atomic Layer Deposition.

ABSTRACT: The development of sustainable functional wood-based materials for advanced photonic, optical, and energy-harvesting applications is a topic of great priority and scientific interest. Owing to its inherent piezoactivity and photoconductivity, zinc oxide (ZnO) can be of help for all these applications. While previously used for wood-based piezoelectric nanogenerators, its use for enabling wood with photoconductive properties has not yet been demonstrated. Here, we introduce an innovative method to produce ZnO-wood hybrids based on atomic layer deposition (ALD), a technique so far underrepresented in the field of wood functionalization. By a studied combination of ALD, customized sample geometry, structure-retaining delignification, and careful selection of the drying method, we obtained a h

SUBMITTER: Ritter M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020421 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature