Nanowires This comprehensive resource covers the fundamentals of synthesis, characterizations, recent progress, and applications of nanowires for many emerging applications. Early chapters address their unique properties and morphology that enable their electronic, optical, and mechanical prop- erties to be tuned. Later chapters address future perspectives and future challenges in areas where nanowires could provide possible solutions. All chapters are written by global experts, making this a suitable textbook for students and an up-t o- date handbook for researchers and industry professionals working in physics, chemistry, materials, energy, biomedical, and nanotechnology. • Covers materials, chemistry, and technologies for nanowires. • Covers the state- of- the- art progress and challenges in nanowires. • Provides fundamentals of the electrochemical behavior of various electrochemical devices and sensors. • Offers insights on tuning the properties of nanowires for many emerging applications. • Provides a new direction and understanding to scientists, researchers, and students. Nanowires Applications, Chemistry, Materials, and Technologies Edited by Ram K. 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Other titles: Nanowires (CRC Press : 2023) Description: First edition. | Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2022042651 (print) | LCCN 2022042652 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032283852 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032283906 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003296621 (ebook) Classification: LCC TK7874.85 .N3588 2023 (print) | LCC TK7874.85 (ebook) | DDC 621.3815–dc23/eng/20221205 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022042651 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022042652 ISBN: 9781032283852 (hbk) ISBN: 9781032283906 (pbk) ISBN: 9781003296621 (ebk) DOI: 10.1201/ 9781003296621 Typeset in Times by Newgen Publishing UK Contents About the Editor ................................................................................................................................ix Contributors ......................................................................................................................................xi Chapter 1 Introduction to Nanowires ............................................................................................1 Felipe de Souza and Ram K. Gupta Chapter 2 Semiconductor Nanowires .........................................................................................19 Weronika Smok, Marta Zaborowska, and Tomasz Tański Chapter 3 Superconducting Nanowires .......................................................................................33 Rafael Zadorosny, Milton B. F. Junior, Anjela Koblischka-Veneva, and Michael R. Koblischka Chapter 4 Characterization Techniques of Nanowires ................................................................49 Endersh Soni, Ujjwal K. Prajapati, Mohit Solanki, and Jyoti Rani Chapter 5 Nanowires for Metal- Ion Batteries .............................................................................65 Santosh J. Uke and Satish P. Mardikar Chapter 6 Nanowires for Metal- Air Batteries .............................................................................83 Shiva Bhardwaj, Rishabh Srivastava, Felipe de Souza, and Ram K. Gupta Chapter 7 Nanowires for Metal- Sulfur Batteries ........................................................................99 Yucheng Zhou, Hyunjin Cho, Qiang Gao, and Jiadeng Zhu Chapter 8 Nanowires for Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications .................................113 Kwadwo Mensah Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Rebecca Boamah, Stefania Akromah, Reuben Amedalor, Benjamin Agyei- Tuffour, David Dodoo- Arhin, Neill J. Goosen, and Ram K. Gupta Chapter 9 Nanowires for Supercapacitors.................................................................................135 Sanjeev Verma, Shivani Verma, Saurabh Kumar, and Bhawna Verma Chapter 10 Nanowires for Electrocatalytic Activity ...................................................................149 A. Rebekah, A. Rajapriya, and N. Ponpandian v vi Contents Chapter 11 Nanowires for Fuel Cells ..........................................................................................165 Jie Li, Cheng Wang, and Yukou Du Chapter 12 Nanowires for Solar Cells ........................................................................................183 Ujjwal K. Prajapati, Endersh Soni, Mohit Solanki, and Jyoti Rani Chapter 13 Nanowires for Photonic Applications .......................................................................197 Benjamin Agyei- Tuffour, Elizabeth Adzo Addae, Reuben Amedalor, Ibrahim Issah, Joseph Asare, Neill J. Goosen, Kwadwo Mensah Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, and Ram K. Gupta Chapter 14 Nanowires for Thermoelectrics ................................................................................217 Ming Tan Chapter 15 Nanowires for Piezotronics and Piezo- Phototronics ................................................231 Magdalene A. Asare, Felipe de Souza, and Ram K. Gupta Chapter 16 Silver Nanowire- based Capacitive Type Pressure and Strain Sensors for Human Motion Monitoring ......................................................................................251 Fevzihan Basarir, Hamidreza Daghigh Shirazi, Zahra Madani, and Jaana Vapaavuori Chapter 17 Nanowires for Flexible Electrochemical Energy Devices ........................................269 Tapas Das, Sanjeev Verma, Vikas Kumar Pandey, and Bhawna Verma Chapter 18 Nanowires for Flexible Electronics ..........................................................................283 Chohdi Amri, Abderrahmane Hamdi, and Adel Najar Chapter 19 Nanowires for Heavy Metal Removal ......................................................................299 N. Chidhambaram, S. Jasmine Jecintha Kay, Arun Thirumurugan, and V. Anusooya Chapter 20 Nanowires for Organic Waste Removal ...................................................................315 S. Sivaselvam, T. Sangavi, and N. Ponpandian Chapter 21 Nanowires for Gas Sensors ......................................................................................329 Fatima Ezahra Annanouch, Shuja Bashir Malik, Eduard Llobet, and Frank Güell Contents vii Chapter 22 Metal Oxides Wired on Carbon Nanofibers for Sensors to Detect Biomolecules ............................................................................................................343 Ziyu Yin and Jianjun Wei Chapter 23 Nanowires for Biosensors ........................................................................................357 Vy Anh Tran, Thu- Thao Thi Vo, and Giang N. L. Vo Chapter 24 Semiconducting WO Nanowires for Biomedical Applications ...............................371 3 Benachir Bouchikhi, Omar Zaim, Nezha El Bari, and Soukaina Motia Chapter 25 Toxicity and Environmental Impact of Nanowires ...................................................387 Ashokkumar Sibiya and Baskaralingam Vaseeharan Chapter 26 Future Perspectives of Nanowires ............................................................................395 G. Anand, N. Santhosh, and S. Vishvanathperumal Index ..............................................................................................................................................411 About the Editor Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Before joining Pittsburg State University, he worked as an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, then as a Senior Research Scientist at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on green energy production and storage using conducting polymers and composites, electrocatalysts, fuel cells, supercapacitors, batteries, nanomaterials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic- inorganic hetero- junctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, bio- based polymers, bio- compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, bio- degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 250 peer- reviewed articles, made over 350 national/ international/ regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/ international meetings, wrote several book chapters (55+ ), worked as editor for many books (20+) for American Chemical Society, CRC, and Elsevier publishers, and received over two million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He has served as associate editor, guest editor, and editorial board member for various journals. ix Contributors Elizabeth Adzo Addae Joseph Asare Department of Materials Science and Department of Physics, School of Physical Engineering, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, College of Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana Ghana, Ghana, Benjamin Agyei- Tuffour Magdalene A. Asare Department of Materials Science and Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State Engineering, University of Ghana, Ghana University, Pittsburg, USA Center of Excellence in Energy, African National Institute for Materials Advancement, Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, USA University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa Fevzihan Basarir Department of Chemistry and Materials Stefania Akromah Science, Aalto University, Finland Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol, UK Shuja Bashir Malik MINOS- EMaS, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reuben Amedalor Tarragona, Spain Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana, Ghana Shiva Bhardwaj Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Department of Physics, Pittsburg State Finland, Finland University, Pittsburg, USA National Institute for Materials Advancement, Chohdi Amri Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, USA Department of Physics, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, United Rebecca Boamah Arab Emirates; Photovoltaic Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Energy Research and Technology Center, Engineering, University of Ghana, Legon- Tunisia Accra, Ghana G. Anand Benachir Bouchikhi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Biosensors and Nanotechnology Group, Faculty Achariya College of Engineering of Sciences, Moulay Ismaïl University of Technology, Pondicherry, India Meknes, Morocco Vy Anh Tran N. Chidhambaram Department of Chemical and Biological Department of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Engineering, Gachon University, Korea Government College (Autonomous), India V. Anusooya Hyunjin Cho Department of Electronics and Communication Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Engineering, Amrita College of Engineering Korea Institute of Science and Technology, and Technology, India Republic of Korea xi xii List of Contributors Tapas Das Abderrahmane Hamdi Department of Chemical Engineering & Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Nanotechnology (IEMN UMR CNRS 8520), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India Polytechnic University of Hauts- de- France (UPHF), France Felipe de Souza National Institute for Materials Advancement, Ibrahim Issah Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, USA Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Photonics, Tampere University, Finland David Dodoo- Arhin Department of Materials Science and S. Jasmine Jecintha Kay Engineering, University of Ghana, Ghana Department of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous), India Yukou Du College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Milton B. F. Junior and Materials Science, Soochow University, Department of Physics and Chemistry, PR China Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo, Brazil Nezha El Bari Biosensors and Nanotechnology Group, Michael R. Koblischka Department of Biology, Faculty of Saarland University, Experimental Physics, Sciences, Moulay Ismaïl University, Saarbrücken, Germany Morocco Saurabh Kumar Fatima Ezahra Annanouch Department of Electronics and Communication MINOS- EMaS, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Engineering, NIT, Himachal Pradesh, India Tarragona, Spain Vikas Kumar Pandey Qiang Gao Department of Chemical Engineering & School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Engineering, Yangzhou University, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India Yangzhou, China Jie Li Neill J. Goosen College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Center of Excellence in Energy, African and Materials Science, Soochow University, Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), PR China University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa Eduard Llobet MINOS- EMaS, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Frank Güell Tarragona, Spain MINOS- EMaS, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain Zahra Madani Department of Chemistry and Materials Ram K. Gupta Science, Aalto University, Finland Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, USA Satish P. Mardikar National Institute for Materials Department of Chemistry, SRS College, Advancement, Pittsburg State University, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Pittsburg, USA Amravati, India