Intro -- Metal Oxides for Optoelectronics and Optics-Based Medical Applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Series editor biography -- Preface to the series -- Preface -- Section A: Technology and properties -- Chapter 1: Metal oxides for optoelectronic and photonic applications: A general introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Properties of MOs -- 2.1. Optical properties of MOs -- 2.2. Stability of MOs -- 2.3. Conductivity of MOs -- 2.4. Transparency of MOs -- 2.5. Surface properties -- 2.6. Other properties -- 3. Chemical methods of MO synthesis -- 3.1. Sol-gel process -- 3.2. Combustion synthesis -- 3.3. Coprecipitation process -- 3.4. Electrochemical deposition method -- 3.5. Sonochemical method -- 3.6. Hydrothermal process -- 3.7. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) -- 4. Physical methods of MO synthesis -- 4.1. Ball milling process -- 4.2. Sputtering -- 4.3. Electron beam evaporation (EBE) -- 4.4. Electrospraying -- 4.5. Laser ablation -- 5. Concluding remarks/conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Recent developments in optoelectronic and photonic applications of metal oxides -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Metal oxides (MOs) for various applications -- 2.1. Photodetector -- 2.2. Photovoltaic solar cells -- 2.3. Photoresistors -- 2.4. Sensors -- 2.5. Phototransistors -- 2.6. Photocatalysts -- 3. Role of metal oxides for thin-film technology -- 4. Optoelectronic properties of metal oxides -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Metal oxide-based glasses and their physical properties -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Preparation of metal oxide glasses -- 2.1. Preparation methods -- 2.1.1. Chemical routing -- 2.1.2. Thermal evaporation -- 2.1.3. Melt quenching and heat treatment -- 2.1.4. Gel desiccation -- 2.1.5. Sputtering -- 2.1.6. Shockwave formation -- 2.1.7. Other methods -- 2.2. Preparation of some fundamental metal oxide glasses.