Inorganic nanowires : applications, properties, and characterization / M. Meyyappan, Mahendra Sunkara.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Historical Perspective -- Growth Techniques -- Liquid-Phase Techniques -- Vapor-Phase Techniques -- Bulk Production Methods -- Future Developments -- Thermodynamic and Kinetic Aspects of Nanowire Growth -- Thermodynamic Considerations for Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth -- Kinetic Considerations of Nanowire Growth Under VLS Growth -- Modeling of Nanowire Growth -- Energetics of Stable Surface Faceting: Silicon Nanowire Example -- Simulation of Individual Nanowire Growth -- Modeling of Multiple Nucleation and Growth of One-Dimensional Structures -- Modeling Nanowire Array Growth -- Semiconducting Nanowires -- Silicon Nanowires -- Germanium Nanowires -- Catalyst Choice -- III-V Nanowires -- Phase Change Materials -- Phase Change Nanowire Growth -- Properties Relevant to PRAM -- Metallic Nanowires -- Bismuth Nanowires -- Silver Nanowires -- Copper Nanowires -- Nickel Nanowires -- Zinc Nanowires -- Oxide Nanowires -- Synthesis Methodologies -- Directed Growth and Morphological Control -- Oxygen Vacancies, Doping and Phase Transformation.

Nitride Nanowires -- Synthesis of Group III-Nitride Nanowires -- Branching of Nanowires -- Diameter Reduction of III-Nitride Nanowires -- Direction Dependent Properties -- Other Nanowires -- Antimonides -- Selenides -- Tellurides -- Sulfides -- Silicides -- Applications in Electronics -- Silicon Nanowire Transistors -- Vertical Transistors -- Germanium Nanowire Transistors -- Zinc Oxide and Other Nanowires in Electronics -- III-V Transistors -- Memory Devices -- Applications in Optoelectronics -- Photodetectors -- Light Emitting Diodes -- Nanoscale Lasers -- Applications in Sensors -- Chemical Sensors -- Biosensors -- Applications in the Renewable Energy Sector -- Solar Cells -- Electrochromic Devices -- Li Ion Batteries -- Other Applications -- Field Emission Devices -- Thermoelectric Devices.

Presenting essential information on both popular and emerging varieties, Inorganic Nanowires: Applications, Properties, and Characterization addresses the growth, characterization, and properties of nanowires. Author Meyyappan is the director and senior scientist at Ames Center for Nanotechnology and a renowned leader in nanoscience and technology, and Sunkara is also a major contributor to nanowire literature. Their cutting-edge work is the basis for much of the current understanding in the area of nanowires, and this book offers an in-depth overview of various types of nanowires, including semiconducting, metallic, and oxide varieties. It also includes extensive coverage of applications that use INWs and those with great potential in electronics, optoelectronics, field emission, thermoelectric devices, and sensors.

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