Nanoscale inorganic materials such as quantum dots (0-dimensional) and one-dimensional
(1D) structures, such as nanowires, nanobelts and nanotubes, have gained tremendous …

Semiconductor nanowires have recently emerged as a new class of materials with
significant potential to reveal new fundamental physics and to propel new applications in …

Controlling the crystallographic phase purity of III− V nanowires is notoriously difficult, yet
this is essential for future nanowire devices. Reported methods for controlling nanowire …

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 …

III–V nanowires (NWs) have been envisioned as nanoscale materials for next-generation
technology with good functionality, superior performance, high integration ability and low …

In this work we investigate the variation of the crystal structure of gold-seeded III–V
nanowires with growth parameters, in order to gain a cohesive understanding of these …

We develop a quantitative model of the self-catalyzed vapor-liquid-solid growth of GaAs
nanowires, that depends on only a few a priori unknown physical parameters. The model is …

Semiconductor nanowires are key building blocks for the next generation of light-emitting
diodes, solar cells and batteries. To fabricate functional nanowire-based devices on an …

Present day nanowire solar cells have reached an efficiency of 17.8%. Nanophotonic
engineering by nanowire tapering allows for high solar light absorption. In combination with …

III-V nanowires (NWs) are promising for a wide range of applications, ranging from optics to
electronics, energy, and biological sensing. The structural quality of NWs is of paramount …