A thermo-morphic transition of a silicon nanowire (Si-NW) is investigated in vacuum and air ambients, and notable differences are found under each ambient. In the vacuum ambient, permanent electrical breakdown occurs as a result of the Joule self-heating arising from the applied voltage across both ends of the Si-NW. The resulting current abruptly declines from a maximum value at the breakdown ...

In this thesis innovative tunnel devices based on new architectures, new fabrication approaches and novel material combinations are fabricated and investigated in detail. In particular, nanowire homoand heterojunction tunnel diodes based on Si and InAs-Si have been demonstrated for the rst time. The gained knowledge and understanding of tunnel diodes is applied to design and fabricate InAs-Si h...

By the virtue of the nature of the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth process in semiconductor nanowires (NWs) and their small size, the nucleation, propagation, and termination of stacking defects in NWs are dramatically different from that in thin films. We demonstrate germanium-silicon axial NW heterostructure growth by the VLS method with 100% composition modulation and use these structures as...

Adiposity alters acylated ghrelin concentrations, but it is unknown whether adiposity alters the effect of exercise and feeding on acylated ghrelin responses. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether adiposity [normal-weight (NW) vs. obese (Ob)] influences the effect of exercise and feeding on acylated ghrelin, hunger, and fullness. Fourteen NW and 14 Ob individuals complet...

In this study, inclusion complexes (IC) of three cyclodextrin derivatives (HP-β-CD, HP-γ-CD, and M-β-CD) with eugenol (essential oil compound) were formed in highly concentrated aqueous solutions and then transformed into self-standing functional nanofibrous webs by electrospinning. The improved aqueous solubility of eugenol was confirmed by phase solubility diagrams, in addition, the phase sol...

Precocious puberty can be induced in a majority of heifers weaned early and fed a high-concentrate diet. The objective of this experiment was to determine whether induction of precocious puberty is associated with an acceleration of ovarian maturation in heifers. Crossbred Angus and Simmental heifer calves were weaned at 104 +/- 2 (n = 18; early weaned) or 208 +/- 3 (n = 10; normal-weaned, NW) ...

We have used liquid-gating to investigate the sensitivity of nanowire (NW)-based biosensors for application in the field of ultrasensitive biodetection. We developed an equivalent capacitance model of the biosensor system to explore the dependence of the sensitivity on the liquid-gate voltage (V(lg)), which was influenced by capacitive competition between the NW capacitance and the thin oxide c...

the output of a piezoelectric nanogenerator based on zno nanowire is largely affected by the shape of nanowire. in order to obtain mechanically stable nanogenerator with high performance, the investigation of mechanical and electrical characteristics related to the nanowires and materials used in nanogenerators are of great interest and significance. this paper presents the various behavior of ...

Nanowire (NW) devices, particularly the gate-allaround (GAA) CMOS architecture, have emerged as the frontrunner for pushing CMOS scaling beyond the roadmap. These devices offer unique advantages over their planar counterparts which make them feasible as an option for 22-nm and beyond technology nodes. This paper reviews the current technology status for realizing the GAA NW device structures an...