As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …

Hexagonal Si allotropes are expected to enhance light absorption in the visible range as
compared to common cubic Si with diamond structure. Therefore, synthesis of these …

In the past decades, group IV nanowires and nanoparticles have been the subject of
extensive research. Beside tremendous progress in morphological control and integration in …

Advances in the fabrication and characterization of nanowires polytypes have made crystal
phase engineering a well-established tool to tailor material properties. In this review, recent …

Semiconducting nanowires (NWs) offer the unprecedented opportunity to host different
crystal phases in a nanostructure, which enables the formation of polytypic heterostructures …

We discuss the growth of semiconductor nanowires, with an emphasis on the vapor–liquid–
solid growth of III–V nanowires. Special attention is paid to modeling of growth and the …

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors have been applied in a wide range of
applications for real-time and label-free detection. In this article, by covering the topological …

Hexagonal Si (2H polytype) has attracted great interest because of its unique physical
properties and wide range of potential applications. For example, it might be used in …

The potential of thermoelectric power to reduce energy waste and mitigate climate change
has led to renewed interest in “phonon-glass electron-crystal” materials, of which the …

We calculate the lattice thermal conductivity (κ) for cubic (zinc-blende) and hexagonal
(wurtzite) phases for eight semiconductors using ab initio calculations and solving the …