1. Shape Dependence of Physical Properties of Polar Semiconducting Nanowires Open Access Author: Xiong, Qihua Title: Shape Dependence of Physical Properties of Polar Semiconducting Nanowires Graduate Program: Materials Keywords: Antenna effectRaman scatteringPhononsSemiconducting NanowiresTwinning superlatticesNanomechanics File: Download Thisis_Xiong_Final.pdf Committee Members: Peter C Eklund, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJames Hansell Adair, Committee MemberElizabeth C Dickey, Committee MemberGerald Dennis Mahan, Committee MemberSrinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee MemberJames Patrick Runt, Committee Member