Inorganic Nanowires: Applications, Properties, and Characterization (Hardcover)

Introduction Historical Perspective Growth Techniques Liquid-Phase Techniques Vapor-Phase Techniques Bulk Production Methods Future Developments Thermodynamic and Kinetic Aspects of Nanowire Growth Thermodynamic Considerations for Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth Kinetic Considerations of Nanowire Growth Under VLS Growth Modeling of Nanowire Growth Energetics of Stable Surface Faceting: Silicon Nanowire Example Simulation of Individual Nanowire Growth Modeling of Multiple Nucleation and Growth of One-Dimensional Structures Modeling Nanowire Array Growth Semiconducting Nanowires Silicon Nanowires Germanium Nanowires Catalyst Choice III-V Nanowires Phase Change Materials Phase Change Nanowire Growth Properties Relevant to PRAM Metallic Nanowires Bismuth Nanowires Silver Nanowires Copper Nanowires Nickel Nanowires Zinc Nanowires Oxide Nanowires Synthesis Methodologies Directed Growth and Morphological Control Oxygen Vacancies, Doping and Phase Transformation Nitride Nanowires Synthesis of Group III-Nitride Nanowires Branching of Nanowires Diameter Reduction of III-Nitride Nanowires Direction Dependent Properties Other Nanowires Antimonides Selenides Tellurides Sulfides Silicides Applications in Electronics Silicon Nanowire Transistors Vertical Transistors Germanium Nanowire Transistors Zinc Oxide and Other Nanowires in Electronics III-V Transistors Memory Devices Applications in Optoelectronics Photodetectors Light Emitting Diodes Nanoscale Lasers Applications in Sensors Chemical Sensors Biosensors Applications in the Renewable Energy Sector Solar Cells Electrochromic Devices Li Ion Batteries Other Applications Field Emission Devices Thermoelectric Devices