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Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Flexible Technologies
From Photovoltaics and Electronics to Sensors and Energy Storage
- 1st Edition - April 1, 2010
- Editors: Yugang Sun, John A. Rogers
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 7 8 2 3 - 6
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 0 2 0 3 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 7 8 2 4 - 3
This book is an overview of the strategies to generate high-quality films of one-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures on flexible substrates (e.g., plastics) and the use of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book is an overview of the strategies to generate high-quality films of one-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures on flexible substrates (e.g., plastics) and the use of them as building blocks to fabricating flexible devices (including electronics, optoelectronics, sensors, power systems). In addition to engineering aspects, the physics and chemistry behind the fabrication and device operation will also be discussed as well. Internationally recognized scientists from academia, national laboratories, and industries, who are the leading researchers in the emerging areas, are contributing exceptional chapters according to their cutting-edge research results and expertise. This book will be an on-time addition to the literature in nanoscience and engineering. It will be suitable for graduate students and researchers as a useful reference to stimulate their research interest as well as facilitate their research in nanoscience and engineering.
- Considers the physics and chemistry behind fabrication and device operation
- Discusses applications to electronics, optoelectronics, sensors and power systems
- Examines existing technologies and investigates emerging trends
Researchers and graduate students in materials, mechanical and electrical engineering, and industries
- Mechanics of Flexible Devices
- Bendable Electronics Based on Single-Crystal Organic Nanowires/Nanoplates
- Bendable Electronics/Optoelectronics Based on Organic Nanowires/Nanoribbons Synthesized via Chemical Approaches
- Bendable Electronic Based on Inorganic Nanowire/Nanoribbons Derived from Semiconductor Wafers
- Bendable Electronics Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
- Transparent, Bendable Electronics Based on High Band-Gap Semiconductor Nanowires
- Stretchable Electronics/Optoelectronics
- Flexible Sensors Based on Arrayed Semiconductor Nanowires
- Flexible Sensors Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
- Flexible Solar Cells Based on Nanorods/Quantum Dots on Plastic Substrates
- Generator Based on ZnO Nanowires Arrays on Plastic Substrates
- No. of pages: 320
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 1, 2010
- Imprint: William Andrew
- Hardback ISBN: 9781437778236
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128102039
- eBook ISBN: 9781437778243
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Yugang Sun
Yugang Sun received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the University of Science and Technology in China. He currently works at the Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne, IL, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USAJR
John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers, obtained BA and BS degrees in chemistry and in physics from the University of Texas,
Affiliations and expertise
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USARead Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Flexible Technologies on ScienceDirect