Semiconductor Nanowires: Materials, Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

Semiconductor nanowires promise to provide the building blocks for a new generation of nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices. Semiconductor Nanowires: Materials, Synthesis, Characterization and Applications covers advanced materials for nanowires, the growth and synthesis of semiconductor nanowires—including methods such as solution growth, MOVPE, MBE, and self-organization. Characterizing the properties of semiconductor nanowires is covered in chapters describing studies using TEM, SPM, and Raman scattering. Applications of semiconductor nanowires are discussed in chapters focusing on solar cells, battery electrodes, sensors, optoelectronics and biology.

Explores a selection of advanced materials for semiconductor nanowiresOutlines key techniques for the property assessment and characterization of semiconductor nanowiresCovers a broad range of applications across a number of fields

Part 1 Semiconductor materials for nanowires Group IV nanowires: Silicon/Germanium II-VI semiconductor nanowires: ZnO II-VI semiconductor nanowires: chalcogenides (II-S, II-Se and II-Te) III-V semiconductor nanowires: arsenides (As-based; III-As) III-V semiconductor nanowires: nitrides (N-based; III-N)

Part 2 Growth and synthesis of semiconductor nanowires Epitaxial growth of semiconductor nanowire alloys and heterostructures Solution growth of semiconductor nanowires Metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE) growth of semiconductor nanowires Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth of semiconductor nanowires Self-organized nanowire formation

Part 3 Characterizing the properties of semiconductor nanowires Quantum transport in semiconductor nanowires Measuring the properties of semiconductor nanowires with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) Electrical characterization of semiconductor nanowires by scanning probe microscopies (SPM) Using atom probe tomography in the study of semiconductor nanowires; Optoelectronic properties of semiconductor nanowires Semiconductor nanowires studied by Raman scattering Scanning cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy of nanowires Photoluminescence of semiconductor nanowires

Part 4 Applications of semiconductor nanowires Semiconductor nanowires for solar cells Semiconductor nanowire battery electrodes Semiconductor nanowires for sensors Nanowire for advanced optoelectronics Plasmonic nanowire networks: from waveguiding to passive and active nanoscale optical devices Nanowires for nano-electro-mechanical-systems (NEMS) Nanowires and their applications in biology