25th anniversary article: semiconductor nanowires–synthesis, characterization, and applications

NP Dasgupta, J Sun, C Liu, S Brittman… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been studied extensively for over two decades for
their novel electronic, photonic, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties. This …

Growth, thermodynamics, and electrical properties of silicon nanowires

V Schmidt, JV Wittemann, U Gosele - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Research on silicon nanowires has developed rapidly in recent years. This can best be
inferred from the sharply increasing number of publications in this field. In 2008, more than …

Controlled buckling of semiconductor nanoribbons for stretchable electronics

Y Sun, WM Choi, H Jiang, YY Huang… - Nature …, 2006 - nature.com
Control over the composition, shape, spatial location and/or geometrical configuration of
semiconductor nanostructures is important for nearly all applications of these materials …

Synthesis and applications of one-dimensional semiconductors

S Barth, F Hernandez-Ramirez, JD Holmes… - Progress in Materials …, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanoscale inorganic materials such as quantum dots (0-dimensional) and one-dimensional
(1D) structures, such as nanowires, nanobelts and nanotubes, have gained tremendous …

High-resolution detection of Au catalyst atoms in Si nanowires

JE Allen, ER Hemesath, DE Perea… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
The potential for the metal nanocatalyst to contaminate vapour–liquid–solid grown
semiconductor nanowires has been a long-standing concern, because the most common …