Nanowires and Nanobelts

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Fabrication and synthesis. 3. Growth. 4. Growth of ZnO nanowires. 5. Structural analysis. 6. Functional oxide nanobelts. 7. Properties of nanowires and nanobelts. 8. Elastic properties of nanowires and nanobelts. 9. Field emission properties. 10. Silicon nanowires. 11. SiO2 and SiC nanowires. 12. Tin oxide nanowires, nanoribbons and nanobelts. 13. a-FE2O3 nanowires and nanobelts. 14. Nanowires and nanobelts of ZnS. 15. Core-shell nanowire. 16. Molecular assembly of nanowire. 17. Semiconductor nanowires and nanoribbons. 18. Schottky diodes and FETs of NWs NBs. 19. Nanogenerators. 20. Nanopiezotronics. References. Index.

Nanowires, nanobelts, nanoribbons are a class of 1-dimensional materials. These materials exhibit superior electrical, mechanical, optical and thermal properties and are used in making chemical and biological nanosensors, FETs, logic circuits, nanogenerators, etc.

This book on nanowires and nanobelts has twenty chapters which are self-contained on various aspects of their synthesis, characterization and modifications. It includes scientific and technological details along with detailed figures and graphs.

The objective of this book is to cover the synthesis, properties and device applications of nanowires and nanobelts based on metals and semiconductor materials. This book will be useful to leading scientists, technologists, educationists, researchers from all areas of nano-science and technology. (jacket)