Directed assembly of nanowires

• Published in: Materials today (Kidlington, England) Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 34 - 43
• Main Authors: Wang, Michael C.P., Gates, Byron D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2009

Nanowires of a diverse range of compositions with tailored physical properties can be produced through synthetic means. These structures have been used as key components in flexible electronics, electronic logic gates, renewable energy technologies, and biological or gas sensing applications. Integr...