Fundamental Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires
This book covers virtually all aspects of semiconductor nanowires, from growth to related applications, in detail. First, it addresses nanowires’ growth mechanism, one of the most important topics at the forefront of nanowire research. The focus then shif
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damental Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires
Fundamental Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires
Naoki Fukata Riccardo Rurali •
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Fundamental Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires
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Editors Naoki Fukata National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Riccardo Rurali CSIC Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barc CSIC Bellaterra, Spain
ISBN 978-981-15-9049-8 ISBN 978-981-15-9050-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9050-4
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Preface
Semiconductor nanowires exhibit novel electrical, optical, and mechanical properties due to their reduced dimensionality and nanoscale size. These novel properties not only can improve device performances but also pave the way to the design of new devices with new functionalities. For the optimization of these novel devices, it is important to understand the growth mechanism of nanowires and how to obtain a tight control on the size (diameter and length), the orientation, the degree of crystallinity, and the crystal structure, first. Functionalization and surface modifications in a broader sense are also an important subject for device applications, particularly those related to chemical sensing. Last, but not least, impurity doping is the cornerstone of device design and is thus indispensable for the use of nanowires in electrical and optical devices. Understanding and governing the novel properties of nanowires relies on accurate characterization techniques. In particular, nanoscale and in situ characterization are key tools to understand the properties of nanowires and finally to realize new devices. This boo