Low-dimensional semiconductor materials structures, where nanowires are needle-like one-
dimensional examples, have developed into one of the most intensely studied fields of …

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 …

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

Increasing the strength of metallic alloys while maintaining formability is an interesting
challenge for enabling new generations of lightweight structures and technologies. In this …

The nanowire geometry provides potential advantages over planar wafer-based or thin-film
solar cells in every step of the photoconversion process. These advantages include reduced …

High-performance piezoelectricity in monolayer semiconducting transition metal
dichalcogenides is highly desirable for the development of nanosensors, piezotronics and …

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 …

Semiconductor nanowires have demonstrated exciting properties for nanophotonics,
sensors, energy technologies, and end-of-roadmap and beyond-roadmap electronic …

Existing models of electrical contacts are often inapplicable at the nanoscale because there
are significant differences between nanostructures and bulk materials arising from unique …

Semiconductor nanowires have been the subject of intensive research investment over the
past few decades. Their physical properties afford them applications in a vast network of …