S. No | Types of Nanowires | Applications of Nanowires | References |
1. | Silicon | Electronics, biosensors, Electroluminescence | (Huo et al., 2004), (Kurkina et al., 2012), |
2. | Germanium | Electronics, IR detectors | (Das et al., 2010), (Qi et al., 2007) |
3. | GaAs | High speed electronics, Photoconductive roles | (Joyce, 2011), (Wang, 2013) |
4. | InAs | Photodetector, Solar cell, NWFET, Tunnel diode, TFET, SET | (Pettersson et al. 2006), (Bessire et al. 2011), (Wei et al., 2009) |
5. | InP | NWFET, Single-photodetectors, Single-photon detector, Tunnel diode | (Borgstrom et al. 2011), (Kobayashi et al.,2012), (Bulgarini et al., 2012), (Wallentin et al., 2010) |
6. | GaP | Single-photonsource, Photodetector, Solar cell | (Borgstrom et al. 2005), (Gutsche et al. 2012), (Krogstrup et al., 2013) |
7. | Ag NWs | Wearable devices | (Wang et al., 2010), (Hong et al., 2015) |
8. | CuO NWs | Electronic-conductor | (Yang et al., 2014) |
9. | Zn NWs | Optoelectronics, light emitters and lasers | (Kar et al., 2006) |
10. | DNWs | Radiation particle detectors, UV-light detectors and emitters, high-speed and high-power field effect transistors, field emission sources, position-sensitive biochemical substrates, and room temperature-stabilized high-efficiency single-photon emitters. | (Monroy,2003), (Koizumi, 2001), (Ito, 2000), (Isberg, 2002), (Okano, 1996), (Yang, 2002), (Babinec, 2010) |
11. | Cadmium telluride | IR detectors for various wavelengths | (Rakovich et al.,2007) |