nanowires
Microscopic metallic strands
Nanowires are extremely thin wire-like structures, typically measuring only a few nanometers in diameter—thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
They exhibit unique electrical, optical, and mechanical properties that differ from bulk materials, making them useful in electronics, sensors, and solar cells: Researchers are developing nanowire-based transistors for next-generation computer chips.
Very thin thread
- strandThin fiber piece
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- threadFiber for stitching
- arrayOrdered collection or display
mesh · network · bundle · aligned · random · core-shell · coaxial · branched
Metalloid in electronics
Semiconductor signal switch
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
- sensorInput-detecting device
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
silicon · doping · etching · lithography · memory · LED · photovoltaic · thermoelectric
Lustrous white precious metal
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- goldElement seventy-nine
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- currentDirected flow of charge
resistance · semiconductor · metallic · circuit · interconnect · electrode · conductivity · resistivity
Combining parts into whole
- growthIncrease in size
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
- catalystAgent enabling change
substrate · annealing · deposition · sputtering · electrodeposition · hydrothermal · top-down · bottom-up
filament
Very thin thread
array · mesh · network · bundle · aligned · random · core-shell · coaxial · branched · helical
silicon
Metalloid in electronics
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
fabrication · silicon · doping · etching · lithography · memory · LED · photovoltaic · thermoelectric · piezoelectric
silver
Lustrous white precious metal
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- goldElement seventy-nine
- electricalInvolving conducted current
current · resistance · semiconductor · metallic · circuit · interconnect · electrode · conductivity · resistivity · junction
synthesis
Combining parts into whole
- growthIncrease in size
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
catalyst · substrate · annealing · deposition · sputtering · electrodeposition · hydrothermal · top-down · bottom-up · patterning
microscopic
Too small for eyes
- nanotechnologynanoparticles, carbon nanotube, nanobots, carbon nanotubes, nanorobots
- microstructuresmitochondria, ribosomes, lysosomes, centrioles, vacuoles
- Nanoelectronicsnanoelectronics, carbon nanotubes, molecular switches, nanofabrication, self-assembly
- nanomaterialsnanoparticles, nanofibers, nanotubes, nanocrystals, graphene
- nanophysicsquantum dots, nanotubes, nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, graphene
- solid-state physicssemiconductors, superconductors, lattice, ferromagnetism, conductivity
nanowirespower cables
Wires that transmit electricity
copper wire · transmission lines · fiber optic cables · rope · steel cables
nanowiresbulk materials
Goods shipped unpackaged
nanofilms · nanoparticles · quantum dots · thin films · nanocrystals
wire, wires, wiring, nano, nanoscale, nanometer, nanotechnology, nanoparticle, nanobot