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MM: Fachverband Metall- und Materialphysik

MM 42: Topical Session Multifunctional Materials III

MM 42.1: Topical Talk

Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 14:45–15:15, H6

Multifunctional semiconductor nanowires for photonic applications — •Carsten Ronning — Institut für Festkörperphysik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena

Semiconductor nanowires are of major importance within the area of nanotechnology, and are usually synthesized using the so-called vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism. They serve as both functional units and as the wires that access them; therefore, they are ideal building blocks for multifunctional nanoscale devices. Applications and proto-type devices based on semiconductor nanowires have been realized in various areas: in electronics, photonics, mechanics, and sensors. I will just summarize and focus this presentation on the use of zinc oxide nanowires for photonic applications: this will include waveguiding [1], light emitting diodes [2] and lasers [3].

[1] High order waveguiding modes in ZnO nanowires - T. Voss, G.T. Svacha, E. Mazur, S. Mueller, C. Ronning, D. Konjhodzic, F. Marlow, Nano Letters 7 (2007) 3675

[2] Scalable fabrication of nanowire photonic and electronic circuits using spin-on glass - M. Zimmler, F. Capasso, D. Stichtenoth, C. Ronning, W. Yei, V. Narayanamurti, T. Voss, Nano Letters 8 (2008) 1695

[3] Laser action in nanowires: Observation of the transition from amplified spontaneous emission to laser oscillation - M. Zimmler , J. Bao , F. Capasso , S. Mueller , C. Ronning, Appl. Phys. Lett 93 (2008) 051101