Inorganic nanowires
AssigneesMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsAngela M. BELCHER, Chuanbin MAO, Daniel J. SOLIS
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Abstract
Provided in one embodiment is a method of forming an inorganic nanowire, comprising: providing an elongated organic scaffold; providing a plurality of inorganic nanoparticles attached to the organic scaffold along a length of the organic scaffold; and fusing the nanoparticles attached to the organic scaffold to form an inorganic nanowire.
Claims10
1-16. (canceled)
An inorganic nanowire composition, comprising a plurality of inorganic nanowires, each inorganic nanowire comprising a plurality of fused inorganic nanoparticles, orientation and position of the fused inorganic nanoparticles being defined by a location of binding of the inorganic nanoparticles to an organic template.
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