Technical References – Nanowires

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Nanowires - General

V. Schmidt and U. Gösele. "How Nanowires Grow," Science 316 (2007) 698-699.

Y. Xia, P. Yang, Y. Sun, Y. Wu, B. Mayers, B. Gates, Y. Yin, F. Kim, and H. Yan. "One-dimensional nanostructures: Synthesis, characterization, and applications," Advanced Materials 15 (2003) 353-389.

D. Appell. "Wired for success," Nature 419 (2002) 553-555.

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Nanowires – Silicon

B. Tian, X. Zheng, T.J. Kempa, Y. Fang, N. Yu, G. Yu, J. Huang, and C.M. Lieber. "Coaxial silicon nanowires as solar cells and nanoelectronic power sources," Nature 449 (2007) 885-890.

K. Byon, D. Tham, J.E. Fischer, and A.T. Johnson. "Synthesis and postgrowth doping of silicon nanowires," Applied Physics Letters 87 (2005) 193104.

Y. Cui, L.J. Lauhon, M.S. Gudiksen, J. Wang, and C. Lieber. "Diameter-controlled synthesis of single-crystal silicon nanowires," Applied Physics Letters 78 (2001) 2214-2216.

J.Y. Yu, S.W. Chung, and J.R. Heath. "Silicon nanowires: Preparation, device fabrication, and transport properties," Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104, (2000) 11864-11870.

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Nanowires – Germanium

D. Wang and H. Dai. "Low temperature synthesis of single-crystal germanium nanowires by chemical vapor deposition," Angewandte Chemi-International Edition 41 (2002) 4783-4786.

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Nanowires – Gallium Nitride

G. Cheng, A. Kolmakov, Y. Zhang, M. Moskovits, G. Wang, D. Moses, and J. Zhang. "Current rectification in a single GaN nanowire with a well-defined p-n junction," Applied Physics Letters 83 (2003) 1578-1580.

S. Han et al. "Controlled growth of gallium nitride single-crystal nanowires using a chemical vapor deposition method," Journal of Materials Research 18 (2003) 245-249.

J. Li, C. Lu, B. Maynor, S. Huang, and J. Liu. "Controlled growth of long GaN nanowires from catalyst patterns fabricated by "Dip-Pen" nanolithographic techniques," Chemistry of Materials 16 (2003) 1633-1636.

E.A. Stach, P.J. Pauzauskie, T. Kuykendall, J. Goldberger, R. He, and P. Yang. "Watching GaN nanowires grow," Nanoletters 3 (2003) 867-869.

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Nanowires – Zinc Oxide

Z. Fan and J.G. Lu, “Zinc oxide nanostructures: Synthesis and properties," Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 5 (2005) 1561-1573.

Z.L. Wang. "Zinc oxide nanostructures: Growth, properties and applications," Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 16 (2004) R829-R858.

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Nanowires – Tin Oxide

Z.R. Dai, J.L. Gole, J.D. Stout, and Z.L. Wang. "Tin oxide nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanotubes," Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106 (2002) 1274-1279.

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Nanowires – Other Metal Oxide

J. G. Lu, P. Changa, and Z. Fan. "Quasi-one-dimensional metal oxide materials—Synthesis, properties and applications," Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports 52 (2006) 49-91.

C. Li, D. Zhang, S. Han, X. Liu, T. Tang, and C. Zhou. "Diameter-controlled growth of single-crystalline In2O3 nanowires and their electronic properties," Advanced Materials 15 (2003) 143-146.

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Nanowires – Other Materials

H. Peng, S. Meister, C. K. Chan, X. F. Zhang, and Y. Cui, "Morphology Control of Layer-Structured Gallium Selenide Nanowires," Nano Letters 7 (2007) 199-203.

A. Boukai, K. Xu, and J.R. Heath, “Size-Dependent Transport and Thermoelectric Properties of Individual Bismuth Nanowires,” Advanced Materials 18 (2006) 864-869.

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