Nanowires for photonics

LN Quan, J Kang, CZ Ning, P Yang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
All-photonic integrated circuits are promising platforms for future systems beyond the
limitation of Moore's law. Over the last several decades, one-dimensional (1D) nanowires …

Vapor phase growth of semiconductor nanowires: key developments and open questions

L Güniat, P Caroff, A Fontcuberta i Morral - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanowires are filamentary crystals with a tailored diameter that can be obtained using a
plethora of different synthesis techniques. In this review, we focus on the vapor phase …

Nanowire photonics

R Yan, D Gargas, P Yang - Nature photonics, 2009 - nature.com
Semiconductor nanowires, by definition, typically have cross-sectional dimensions that can
be tuned from 2–200 nm, with lengths spanning from hundreds of nanometres to millimetres …

Spin–orbit qubit in a semiconductor nanowire

S Nadj-Perge, SM Frolov, E Bakkers, LP Kouwenhoven - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Motion of electrons can influence their spins through a fundamental effect called spin–orbit
interaction. This interaction provides a way to control spins electrically and thus lies at the …

Semiconductor nanowire: what's next?

P Yang, R Yan, M Fardy - Nano letters, 2010 - ACS Publications
In this perspective, we take a critical look at the research progress within the nanowire
community for the past decade. We discuss issues on the discovery of fundamentally new …

Bright single-photon sources in bottom-up tailored nanowires

ME Reimer, G Bulgarini, N Akopian, M Hocevar… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
The ability to achieve near-unity light-extraction efficiency is necessary for a truly
deterministic single-photon source. The most promising method to reach such high …

Controlled polytypic and twin-plane superlattices in iii–v nanowires

P Caroff, KA Dick, J Johansson, ME Messing… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Semiconductor nanowires show promise for use in nanoelectronics, fundamental electron
transport studies, quantum optics and biological sensing. Such applications require a high …

Twinning superlattices in indium phosphide nanowires

RE Algra, MA Verheijen, MT Borgström, LF Feiner… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Semiconducting nanowires offer the possibility of nearly unlimited complex bottom-up
design,, which allows for new device concepts,. However, essential parameters that …

GaAs core− shell nanowires for photovoltaic applications

JA Czaban, DA Thompson, RR LaPierre - Nano letters, 2009 - ACS Publications
We report the use of Te as an n-type dopant in GaAs core− shell pn junction nanowires for
use in photovoltaic devices. Te produced significant change in the morphology of GaAs …

III–V semiconductor nanowires for optoelectronic device applications

HJ Joyce, Q Gao, HH Tan, C Jagadish, Y Kim… - Progress in Quantum …, 2011 - Elsevier
Semiconductor nanowires have recently emerged as a new class of materials with
significant potential to reveal new fundamental physics and to propel new applications in …