Seed-Assisted Growth of One-Dimensional NanostructuresTianyou Zhai, Xijin Xu, Liang Li, Xi Wang, Xiaosheng Fang, Yoshio Bando, and Dmitri Golberg IntroductionSolution-Phase GrowthGas-Phase GrowthConclusion and OutlookOne-Dimensional Inorganic Semiconductor Nanostructures: Controlled Growth and Potential ApplicationsXiaosheng Fang, Liang Li, Ujjal K. Gautam, Tianyou Zhai, Yoshio Bando, and Dmitri GolbergIntroductionControlled Growth of 1D Inorganic Semiconductor NanostructuresPotential Applications of 1D Inorganic Semiconductor NanostructuresConclusion and OutlookSelective Etching-Assisted Construction of Novel Low-Dimensional NanostructuresHongqiang Wang, Lichao Jia, and Guanghai Li IntroductionNoble Metal NanoparticlesSemiconductor Nanoparticles1D Semiconductor NanostructuresEtching-Assisted Allignment of 1D NanostructuresConclusion and OutlookAnodic Alumina Membrane Template and Its Derivative Membrane NanostructuresXijin Xu, Xiaosheng Fang, Tianyou Zhai, Peiji Wang, Liang Li, Yoshio Bando, and Dmitri Golberg IntroductionFormation Mechanism of AAMsAAMs with Different Morphologies and NanostructuresConclusion and OutlookNanocolumnar Arrays by Pulsed Laser Deposition on Polystyrene Colloid SpheresLiang Li, Xiaosheng Fang, Tianyou Zhai, Yoshio Bando, and Dmitri Golberg IntroductionControlled Nanocolumnar ArraysFormation MechnismProperties and applicationsConclusion and OutlookII–VI Semiconductor NanostructuresJian Yan, Lide Zhang, and Xiaosheng Fang IntroductionZinc Oxide NanostructuresZinc Sulfide NanostructuresZinc Selenide NanostructuresCadmium Selenide NanostructuresCadmium Telluride NanostructuresNanoscale Hetero-, Core/Shell, and Hierarchical Nanostructures and Ternary AlloysConclusion and OutlookMetal Silicide and Germanide 1D Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and ApplicationsHana Yoon, Kwanyong Seo, Juneho In, and Bongsoo Kim IntroductionMetal Silicide 1D NanostructuresMetal Germanide 1D NanostructuresConclusion and OutlookElectrochemical Construction and Optical Properties of Ordered Micro/Nano-Structured Arrays Based on Colloidal MonolayerGuotao Duan, Guangqiang Liu, Yue Li, and Weiping Cai IntroductionElectrochemical ConstructionOptical PropertiesConclusions and Outlook In Situ TEM Investigations of the Interface Behavior Between Carbon Nanotubes and MetalsMingsheng Wang, Dmitri Golberg, and Yoshio Bando IntroductionInterface Dynamic Behaviour Between CNTs and Tungsten ElectrodeSuperstrong Low-Resistant CNT-Carbide- Tungsten NanocontactsLinear CNT-Metal-CNT JunctionsMultibranched Junctions of Carbon Nanotubes via Metal ParticlesCobalt Nanoparticle-Assisted Engineering of MWCNTsConclusion and OutlookInorganic Semiconductor Nanoarrays as Photoanodes for Solar CellsChanghui Ye, Shulin Ji, Liangliang Yin, Guodong Liu, and Guoping Xu 10. 1 IntroductionSynthesis of Inorganic Semiconductor NanoarraysInorganic Nanoarray Solar CellsConcluding RemarksCombination Control, Nanomagnetism, and Biomedical Applications of Inorganic Multicomponent Hybrid NanomaterialsHaitao Zhang, Jun Ding, Xianhui Chen, Hailang Zhang, and Xiaohe Liu IntroductionSynthetic Routes to Magnetic NanomaterialsMagnetism of NanomaterialsApplications of Magnetic NanomaterialsConclusion and OutlookTwo-Dimensional Inorganic Nanostructures: From Synthesis to Potential ApplicationsLinfeng Hu, Limin Wu, and Xiaosheng Fang IntroductionOxide NanoplateSulfate NanoplateLithium Aluminate NanoplateHydroxide NanoplateLayered Double Hydroxide NanoplateConclusion and OutlookSeed-Layer-Assisted Synthesis of Well-Aligned Zinc Oxide Nanorod Arrays for Field Emission ApplicationChun Li, Nishuang Liu, Longyan Yuan, and Guojia Fang IntroductionSynthesis of Zinc Oxide NanorodsField Emission Properties of Zinc Oxide ArraysConclusion and OutlookProgress on the Photoanode for Dye-Sensitized Solar CellsFang Lei, Kai-Xue Wang, and Jie-Sheng Chen IntroductionTitanium Dioxide PhotoanodeZinc Oxide PhotoanodeComposite FilmsOther Semiconductor Oxide FilmsConclusion and OutlookBiomedicine Applications of NanomaterialsMingsheng Xu, Hongzheng Chen, Minmin Shi, Gang Wu, Daisuke Fujita, and Nobutaka Hanagata IntroductionBiomedical Applications of Carbon NanotubesBiomedical Applications of NanowiresBiomedical Applications of NanoparticlesBiomedical Applications of Two-Dimensional Graphene SheetsConclusion and OutlookPolymer/SiO2 Nanocomposite Colloids: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their ApplicationsMin Chen and Limin Wu IntroductionSynthesis of Polymer/SiO2 Nanocomposite ColloidsColloids as Templates for Nanostructured MaterialsNanocomposite ColloidsConclusion and OutlookRecent Progress on the Synthesis and Applications of Carbon NanotubesYousheng Tao, Morinobu Endo, and Katsumi Kaneko IntroductionSelective Synthesis of Carbon NanotubesUpcoming Applications of Carbon NanotubesConclusion and OutlookBiosensing Applications of ZnO NanostructuresJosé Ramón Durán Retamal, Wei-Cheng Lien, and Jr Hau He IntroductionZnO Nanostructured Electrodes for Enzymatic Electrochemical BiosensorsDetection Mechanism of Enzymatic Biosensor with ZnO Nanostructured ElectrodesSensor PropertiesConclusionsOutlookGe1–x Mnx-Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Nanostructures for SpintronicsYong Wang, Faxian Xiu, Jin Zou, and Kang L. Wang IntroductionGrowth SystemStructural PropertiesMagnetic PropertiesDevicesRemarks and PerspectiveField-Effect Transistors for Nanoelectronics Based on Novel Nanostructure MaterialsGang He, Zhaoqi Sun, and Xijing Xu, and Xiaoshuang Chen IntroductionCarbon-Based Field-Effect TransistorsNanowire-Based Field-Effect TransistorsConclusion and OutlookSynthesis and Characterization of One-Dimensional Functional Metal Oxide and Metallic Silicide NanostructuresChin-Hung Liu, Te-Chien Hou, and Yu-Lun Chueh IntroductionSynthesis and Characterization of Functional Metal OxideNanowires by a Vapor-Solid ProcessNWs on the local substrate environmentSynthesis and Characterization of Functional Core-Shell Metal OxideNanowiresSynthesis and Characterization Between Functional Metal Oxide and Core-Shell StructureCore-Shell NanowiresMetal Silicides 1D NanostructuresNanowires with Length Tenability Mediated by a Thin Nitride Layer on (001) SiConclusions and OutlookRecent Advances in Nanoporous Carbon MaterialsPavuluri Srinivasu IntroductionMicroporous Carbon MaterialsMesoporous Carbon MaterialsConclusion and OutlookMechanical, Thermal, and Magnetic Properties of One-Dimensional NanostructuresTe-Chien Hou, Chin-Hung Liu, and Yu-Lun Chueh IntroductionMechanical PropertyThermoelectric PropertyMagnetic PropertyConclusion and Outlook
