Advances in silicon nanowire applications in energy generation, storage, sensing, and electronics: A review

S Raman, M Sindhuja - Nanotechnology, 2023‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Nanowire-based technological advancements thrive in various fields, including energy
generation and storage, sensors, and electronics. Among the identified nanowires, silicon …

A perspective on nanowire photodetectors: current status, future challenges, and opportunities

VJ Logeeswaran, J Oh, AP Nayak… - IEEE Journal of …, 2011‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures (nanowires (NWs), nanotubes, nanopillars,
nanorods, etc.) based photodetectors (PDs) have been gaining traction in the research …

Nanowire photodetectors

C Soci, A Zhang, XY Bao, H Kim, Y Lo… - … of nanoscience and …, 2010‏ - ingentaconnect.com
The use of nanowires and nanowire structures as photodetectors is an emerging research
topic. Despite the large amount of reports on nanowire photoresponse that appeared in the …

Optical properties of individual silicon nanowires for photonic devices

G Bronstrup, N Jahr, C Leiterer, A Csáki, W Fritzsche… - ACS …, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
Silicon is a high refractive index material. Consequently, silicon nanowires (SiNWs) with
diameters on the order of the wavelengths of visible light show strong resonant field …

Electron transport in silicon nanowires: The role of acoustic phonon confinement and surface roughness scattering

EB Ramayya, D Vasileska, SM Goodnick… - Journal of Applied …, 2008‏ - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the effects of electron and acoustic phonon confinements on the low-field
electron mobility of thin, gated, square silicon nanowires (SiNWs), surrounded by SiO 2⁠ …

Ultrahigh responsivity visible and infrared detection using silicon nanowire phototransistors

A Zhang, H Kim, J Cheng, YH Lo - Nano letters, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
Nanowire photodetectors can perform exceptionally well due to their unique properties
arising from the nanowire geometry. Here we report on the phenomenal responsivity and …

Effect of air annealing on structural, optical, morphological and electrical properties of thermally evaporated CdSe thin films

A Purohit, S Chander, SP Nehra, MS Dhaka - Physica E: Low-dimensional …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, a study on effect of air annealing on structural, optical, morphological and
electrical properties of CdSe thin films is undertaken. The thin films of thickness 810 nm …

Growth of silicon nanowires of controlled diameters by electrodeposition in ionic liquid at room temperature

J Mallet, M Molinari, F Martineau, F Delavoie… - Nano …, 2008‏ - ACS Publications
Silicon nanowires were fabricated for the first time by electrochemical template synthesis at
room temperature. This innovative, cheap, and simple process consists of electroreduction …

Color matrix refractive index sensors using coupled vertical silicon nanowire arrays

M Khorasaninejad, N Abedzadeh, J Walia… - Nano …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Vivid colors are demonstrated in silicon nanowires with diameters ranging from 105 to 346
nm. The nanowires are vertically arranged in a square lattice with a pitch of 400 nm and are …

Silicon nanowire detectors showing phototransistive gain

A Zhang, S You, C Soci, Y Liu, D Wang… - Applied Physics …, 2008‏ - pubs.aip.org
Nanowire photodetectors are shown to function as phototransistors with high sensitivity. Due
to small lateral dimensions, a nanowire detector can have low dark current while showing …