Semiconductor nanowires have attracted extensive interest as one of the best-defined
classes of nanoscale building blocks for the bottom-up assembly of functional electronic and …

This review reports on a new process for the synthesis of Si nanowires (NWs), based on the
wet etching of Si substrates assisted by a thin metal film. The approach exploits the …

A computer code for the simulation of ion beam irradiation of nanostructures has been
developed. The code simulates the transport of energetic ions through matter by means of a …

We present a novel approach for the direct synthesis of ultrathin Si nanowires (NWs)
exhibiting room temperature light emission. The synthesis is based on a wet etching process …

Achieving light management in nanostructured materials is a recent challenge of great
resonance among the scientific community, which is generally attained by expensive surface …

We propose and demonstrate that vertically curved waveguides (VCWs) enable vertical
coupling between silicon wire waveguides and optical fibers with low wavelength …

Nowadays, ion implantation is an extensively used technique for material modification.
Using this method, we can tailor the properties of target materials, including morphological …

This review summarises the recent advances in the field of silicon nanowire electronics from
bottom-up assembled materials. The aim is to draw a comparison between bottom-up and …

Silicon photonics enabling ultra-small photonic integrated circuits induces a necessity to
develop efficient optical couplers that connect silicon waveguides with optical fibers or …

The ion beam-induced bending of thin metal films represents a potent technique for
fabricating three-dimensional structures using focused ion beam technology. This technique …