Control of ZnO and CdO crystalline structures and p-type doping in ZnO were studied. Formation of zincblende ZnO layers as well as zincblende CdO/ZnO short-period superlattices (SPSL) are demonstrated and bright luminescence was observed even at room temperature from the CdO/ZnO SPSL. p-Type conductivity observed in N-doped ZnO is studied and the relation to the photoluminescence peaks is discussed. (C) 2004 WILEY-VCH Vertag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.