Zhang A., Zheng G., Lieber C.M. Nanowires: Building Blocks for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2016. — 327 p. — (NanoScience and Technology) — ISBN: 9783319419794Dimensionality plays a critical role in determining the properties of materials due to, for example, the different ways that electrons interact in 3D, 2D and 1D structures. 1D nanowires (NWs), with diameters reaching to the molecular or quantum regime, have been the focus of research for two decades and today remain at the forefront of both scientific research and developing nanotechnologies. In particular, semiconductor NWs represent one of the most important and versatile nanometer-scale structures. In contrast to other classes of 1D nanostructures, such as carbon nanotubes, semiconductor NWs can be rationally and predictably synthesized in single crystal forms with all key parameters controlled, including chemical composition, diameter, length, doping and electronic properties. Thus, semiconductor NWs represent one of the best-defined classes of nanoscale building blocks, and the precise control over key variables has correspondingly enabled a wide range of devices, assembly strategies and integrated nanosystems to be pursued, as well as opening new directions at the interface with other fields. This book provides an overview of this vibrant area of nanoscience and nanotechnology research starting from early efforts that recognized the importance and began to develop this class of building blocks through to state-of-the-art directions today, including quantum devices, energy technology and interfacing to biological
systems.Emergence of Nanowires
General Synthetic Methods
Structure-Controlled Synthesis
Hierarchical Organization in Two and Three Dimensions
Nanoelectronics, Circuits and Nanoprocessors
Nanophotonics
Quantum Devices
Nanowire-Enabled Energy Storage
Nanowire-Enabled Energy Conversion
Nanowire Field-Effect Transistor Sensors
Nanowire Interfaces to Cells and Tissue
Conclusions and Outlook