Our research focuses on nanometer scale materials. We are interested in the following areas: (1) novel synthetic methods for abundant and high quality semiconductor nanomaterials at low cost; (2) their appealing chemical and physical properties; and (3) innovative applications in the forefront of scientific and technological developments. This line of research attracts us because many important processes - such as charge separation, transport, and recombination - occur on the nanometer scale. Materials with relevant lengths hold great promise in understanding and controlling these processes, which will pave the way toward a wide range of applications, including clean and highly efficient energy generation, storage and utilizations, disease diagnostics, and treatments.
Representative Key Publications:
"Complementary symmetry nanowire logic: power-efficient inverters with gain." Wang, D.; Sheriff, B.A.; and Heath, J.R.; Small 2006 2, 1153-1158.
"Oxidation resistant Germanium nanowires: bulk synthesis, long-chain alkanethiols functionalization and Langmuir-Blodgett assembly." Wang, D.; Chang, Y-L.; Liu, Z.; and Dai, H.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005 127, 11871-11875
"One-to-one synthesis of Germanium Nanowires and patterning of individual Gold nanoparticles for aligned nanowire arrays." Wang, D.; Tu, R.; Zhang, L.; and Dai, H.; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005 44, 2925-2929
