Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen is a promising
strategy to absorb solar energy and directly convert it into a dense storage medium in the …

Heat management mechanisms play a pivotal role in driving the design of nanowire (NW)-
based devices. In particular, the rate at which charge carriers cool down after an external …

The elastic properties of InP nanowires are investigated by photoluminescence
measurements under hydrostatic pressure at room temperature and experimentally deduced …

A simple and unique laser scheme comprised of a finite-size nanopillar array on a silicon-on-
insulator grating layer is introduced for realizing an on-chip monolithically integrated light …

The catalyst-free metal organic vapor phase epitaxial growth of InP nanowires on silicon
(001) substrate is investigated using selectively grown GaAs buffer layers in V-shaped …

This chapter describes how optical experiments on single semiconductor nanowires and
nanowire heterostructures have illuminated both new physics and influenced the …

In this dissertation, the dynamics of excitons in hybrid metal/organic/nanowire structures
possessing nanometer thick deposited molecular and metal films on top of InP and GaAs …

Increasing fossil fuel consumption and the resulting consequences to the environment has
propelled research into means of utilizing alternative, clean energy sources. Solar power is …