The emission and reflection spectra of ZnO have been investigated in the in
trinsic region and the data have been interpreted in terms of the wurtzite
crystal band structure. Free-exciton emission is observed for the first tim
e. Both the Gamma(5) and Gamma(6) state excitons associated with top valenc
e band have been identified. This identification has established the valenc
e-band symmetry ordering in ZnO.