This paper summarizes some of the essential aspects for the fabrication of functional
devices from bottom-up silicon nanowires. In a first part, the different ways of exploiting …

Conspectus Functional materials and devices require nanoscale control of morphology,
crystal structure, and composition. Vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) crystal growth and its related …

Building of hierarchical core-shell hetero-structures is currently the subject of intensive
research in the electrochemical field owing to its potential for making improved electrodes …

Vertically aligned semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have many potential applications for NW-
based technologies, ranging from solar cells to intracellular sensors. Aligned NWs can be …

Highly doped (both n and p-type dopings) silicon nanowires (SiNWs) have been deposited
via Chemical Vapor Deposition and investigated as electrode materials for micro-capacitor …

All-solid-state devices and thermal resistance to solder reflow are crucial issues with respect
to micro-supercapacitors. While the latter issue can be addressed by using ionic liquids, the …

This work describes the development and performance of a symmetric micro-supercapacitor
made of nanostructured electrodes based on silicon nanowires (SiNWs) deposited using …

For a long time sp 2 carbon has been the dominating material for supercapacitor
applications. In this paper a new concept of using boron-doped diamond for supercapacitors …

A versatile and robust hierarchically multifunctionalized nanostructured material made of
poly (3, 4-(ethylenedioxy) thiophene)(PEDOT)-coated diamond@ silicon nanowires has …

The potential of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) as electrode material for large-voltage window
micro-supercapacitors has been investigated. An ionic liquid electrolyte (EMI-TFSI) has …