Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) is a widely used multifunctional ceramic material due to its excellent
stability and physical-chemical properties as well as its great accessibility and moderate …

The recent rise of semiconductor nanowires opens new opportunities for realizing high
efficiency photovoltaic devices at low cost due to the unique one-dimensional structure with …

Nucleation theory provides a powerful tool for growth modeling of a variety of objects: from
liquid droplets to thin solid films and biological structures. Theoretical approaches based on …

Crystal phase switching between the zincblende and wurtzite structures in III–V nanowires is
crucial from the fundamental viewpoint as well as for electronic and photonic applications of …

Methane hydrate is an icelike substance that is stable at high pressure and low temperature
in continental margin sediments. Since the discovery of a large number of gas flares at the …

This article reviews recent developments in nanowire‐based photovoltaics (PV) with an
emphasis on III–V semiconductors including growth mechanisms, device fabrication and …

We report on the Au-free molecular beam epitaxy growth of coherent GaAs nanowires
directly on Si (111) substrates. The growth is catalyzed by liquid Ga droplets formed in the …

Recent results of studying the semiconductor's whisker nanocrystals are reviewed. Physical
grounds of growing whisker nanocrystals using the mechanism vapor-liquid-crystal are …

Designing strategies to reach monodispersity in fabrication of semiconductor nanowire
ensembles is essential for numerous applications. When Ga-catalyzed GaAs nanowire …

Nanowire (NW) crystal growth via the vapour–liquid–solid mechanism is a complex dynamic
process involving interactions between many atoms of various thermodynamic states. With …