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Nanowires

Building Blocks for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

  • Comprehensive description of nanowire synthesis, characterization, and device functions
  • Illustrates the uniqueness of nanowires and their strong potentials for emerging technologies
  • Covers applications of nanowire technology for nanoelectronics, nanophotonics and nanobiology
  • Includes several detailed protocols for nanowire-based device fabrication and measurement
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: NanoScience and Technology (NANO)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Emergence of Nanowires

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 1-13
  3. General Synthetic Methods

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 15-37
  4. Structure-Controlled Synthesis

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 39-67
  5. Hierarchical Organization in Two and Three Dimensions

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 69-102
  6. Nanoelectronics, Circuits and Nanoprocessors

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 103-142
  7. Nanophotonics

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 143-175
  8. Quantum Devices

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 177-201
  9. Nanowire-Enabled Energy Storage

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 203-225
  10. Nanowire-Enabled Energy Conversion

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 227-254
  11. Nanowire Field-Effect Transistor Sensors

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 255-275
  12. Nanowire Interfaces to Cells and Tissue

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 277-306
  13. Conclusions and Outlook

    • Anqi Zhang, Gengfeng Zheng, Charles M. Lieber
    Pages 307-310
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 311-321

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive summary of nanowire research in the past decade, from the nanowire synthesis, characterization, assembly, to the device applications. In particular, the developments of complex/modulated nanowire structures, the assembly of hierarchical nanowire arrays, and the applications in the fields of nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, quantum devices, nano-enabled energy, and nano-bio interfaces, are focused. Moreover, novel nanowire building blocks for the future/emerging nanoscience and nanotechnology are also discussed.Semiconducting nanowires represent one of the most interesting research directions in nanoscience and nanotechnology, with capabilities of realizing structural and functional complexity through rational design and synthesis. The exquisite control of chemical composition, morphology, structure, doping and assembly, as well as incorporation with other materials, offer a variety of nanoscale building blocks with unique properties.

Reviews

“The book is well worth reading. It is clear, well-organized, and informative. It is well focused on NWs and provides an overview of the extensive literature on this topic. … It is helpful for researchers new to the field of NWs because it provides a useful list of many of the papers available on the subject. It is also useful to experts in the field because it stimulates ideas for new experiments.” (Rosaria A. Puglisi, MRS Bulletin, Vol. 42, July, 2017) 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Bio, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

    Anqi Zhang

  • Department of Chemistry,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Mate, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Gengfeng Zheng

  • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, CAMBRIDGE, USA

    Charles M. Lieber

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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