Publications

Catalytic Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanowires by Vapor Transport

Patterned nanowire networks of photoluminescent highly crystalline ZnO nanowires (see Figure) have been produced via the vapor–liquid–solid mechanism using gold as catalyst. The...

Cancer nanotechnology: The impact of passive and active targeting in the era of modern cancer biology

Silicon nanowires as efficient thermoelectric materials

First-principles calculations for point defects in solids

Point defects and impurities strongly affect the physical properties of materials and have a decisive impact on their performance in applications. First-principles calculations ...

Tensile Loading of Ropes of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and their Mechanical Properties

The mechanical response of 15 single wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) ropes under tensile load was measured. For 8 of these ropes strain data were obtained and they broke at strain ...

Semiempirical, Quantum Mechanical Calculation of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals

A new, semiempirical model of metals and impurities (embedded atom method) makes possible a static treatment of the brittle fracture of a transition metal in the presence of hyd...

Terahertz semiconductor-heterostructure laser

Intercalation and delamination of layered carbides and carbonitrides

A low-contamination method for hydrothermal decomposition of zircon and extraction of U and Pb for isotopic age determinations

Efficient inorganic–organic hybrid heterojunction solar cells containing perovskite compound and polymeric hole conductors

Inorganic-organic hybrid structures have become innovative alternatives for next-generation dye-sensitized solar cells, because they combine the advantages of both systems. Here...

Perovskite solar cells with a planar heterojunction structure prepared using room-temperature solution processing techniques

Electron-Hole Recombination in Germanium