Artificial photosynthesis can provide a solution to our current energy needs by converting
small molecules such as water or carbon dioxide into useful fuels. This can be accomplished …

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

Nanoscale superconductor/semiconductor hybrid devices are assembled from indium
arsenide semiconductor nanowires individually contacted by aluminum-based …

We present a novel technique for reliable electrical injection into single semiconductor
nanowires for light-emitting diodes and lasers. The method makes use of a high-resolution …

While non-nitride III-V semiconductors typically have a zinc-blende structure, they may also
form wurtzite crystals under pressure or when grown as nanowhiskers. This makes …

Nanowires are natural one-dimensional channels and offer new opportunities for advanced
electronic quantum transport experiments. We review recent progress on the synthesis of …

We have formed compositionally abrupt interfaces in silicon-germanium (Si-Ge) and Si-SiGe
heterostructure nanowires by using solid aluminum-gold alloy catalyst particles rather than …

Integrating nanophotonics with electronics could enhance and/or enable opportunities in
areas ranging from communications and computing to novel diagnostics,. Light sources and …

Controlled growth of nanowires is an important, emerging research field with many
applications in, for example, electronics, photonics, and life sciences. Nanowires of zinc …

Semiconductor nanowires have become an important building block for nanotechnology.
The growth of semiconductor nanowires using a metal catalyst via the vapor–liquid–solid …