6. Glossary

Catalyst; catalyst

Substance that triggers or facilitates a reaction by its mere presence.

Epitaxy; epitaxy

Growth of a crystal on a crystalline substrate respecting common orientation relationships.

Hybridization; electronic hybridization

Mixing of atomic orbitals of electrons in the same atom to form new orbitals.

Nanowire

A nanowire is a nano-object with a nanometric diameter (less than or equal to 100 nm).

Nanoparticle; nanoparticle

A nanoparticle is a nano-object whose three dimensions are on the nanometric scale (less than or equal to 100 nm).

Nanotube; nanotube

A nanotube is a hollow tubular crystalline structure...