Abstract

Nanowires are considered as building blocks for the next generation electronics and photonics. I will discuss the growth of III-V semiconductor nanowires and their radial heterostructures and how to improve the optical properties of these nanowires. I will present results on the role of surface passivation, plasmonics and doping in improving the quantum efficiency of the nanowires. I will discuss nanowire lasers and THz detectors and present future prospects for semiconductor nanowires.

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