Semiconductor nanowires have attracted extensive interest as one of the best-defined
classes of nanoscale building blocks for the bottom-up assembly of functional electronic and …

Between 2004 and 2030 the annual global consumption of energy is estimated to rise by
more than 50%. 1 Assuming current policies and practices remain in place, most of the …

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 …

▪ Abstract Semiconductor nanowires and nanotubes exhibit novel electronic and optical
properties owing to their unique structural one-dimensionality and possible quantum …

This paper presents a review of current research activities on ZnO nanorods (or nanowires).
We begin this paper with a variety of physical and chemical methods that have been used to …

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) represent a unique system for exploring phenomena at the
nanoscale and are also expected to play a critical role in future electronic and optoelectronic …

The quest for materials with molecular scale properties that can satisfy the demands of the
21st century has led to the development of one dimensional nanostructures, ODNS. Nearly …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods have been extensively investigated, owing to their extraordinary
applications in numerous fields, spatially microchip technology, solar cells, sensors …

During the last half century, a dramatic downscaling of electronics has taken place, a
miniaturization that the industry expects to continue for at least a decade. We present efforts …

The assembly of nanowires and nanotubes into arrays patterned on multiple length scales is
critical to the realization of integrated electronic and photonic nanotechnologies. A general …