One-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures (nanowires (NWs), nanotubes, nanopillars,
nanorods, etc.) based photodetectors (PDs) have been gaining traction in the research …

Solar cells based on silicon nanowire (SiNW) arrays are potentially cost-effective, efficient
solar-energy-harvesting devices, arising from the unique three-dimensional geometry. This …

Grippers are widely used for the gripping, manipulation, and assembly of objects with a wide
range of scales, shapes, and quantities in research, industry, and our daily lives. A simple …

Vertical silicon nanowire (SiNW) array devices directly connected on both sides to metallic
contacts were fabricated on various non-Si-based substrates (eg, glass, plastics, and metal …

This book presents the fabrication of optoelectronic nanodevices. The structures considered
are nanowires, nanorods, hybrid semiconductor nanostructures, wide bandgap …

We demonstrate that embedding silicon nanowires into polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
presents a means for adding color, ie, provides filtering at visible and near-infrared …

An electroassisted method is developed to transfer silicon (Si) wire arrays from the Si wafers
on which they are grown to other substrates while maintaining their original properties and …

This chapter provides an overview of fabrication of silicon nanowires by top-down etching
methods. The focus will be on wet and dry etching methods to achieve vertically aligned …

Highly ordered crystalline Ge microwire arrays with individual diameters larger than 1 μm
have been grown in aqueous solutions at ambient pressure and below the boiling point of …

Recently, a high-speed and high-efficiency silicon photodiode (PD) was demonstrated by
enabling light trapping micro/nanostructured holes. While attractive for light manipulation …