Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics possess exceptional electric properties that are absent
in the pristine dielectric polymers. The matrix/particle interface in polymer nanocomposite …

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 …

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), nanometer-scale semiconductor crystals capped with
surfactant molecules and dispersed in solution, have provided a powerful platform for the …

In the future electronics, all device components will be connected wirelessly to displays that
serve as information input and/or output ports. There is a growing demand of flexible and …

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been studied extensively for over two decades for
their novel electronic, photonic, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties. This …

The quest for nanoscaling has extended beyond traditional metal oxides (1-4) and metal
(0),(5) as exemplified by the huge development of “quantum dots” chalcogenide …

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

The understanding and management of strain is of fundamental importance in the design
and implementation of materials. The strain properties of nanocrystalline materials are …

Control over the composition, shape, spatial location and/or geometrical configuration of
semiconductor nanostructures is important for nearly all applications of these materials …

Recent research on photodetectors has been mainly focused on nanostructured materials
that form the building blocks of device fabrication. The selection of a suitable material with …